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Once Upon a Time in America

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8.4/10 • 5.6K

1984-05-233h 49m

DramaCrime

Crime, passion and lust for power.

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Directors
Sergio Leone
Editors
Nino Baragli

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  1. Robert De Niro

    Robert De Niro

    David 'Noodles' Aaronson

  2. James Woods

    James Woods

    Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

  3. Elizabeth McGovern

    Elizabeth McGovern

    Deborah Gelly

  4. Treat Williams

    Treat Williams

    James Conway O'Donnell

  5. Tuesday Weld

    Tuesday Weld

    Carol

  6. Joe Pesci

    Joe Pesci

    Frankie Monaldi

  7. Burt Young

    Burt Young

    Joe

  8. James Hayden

    James Hayden

    Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg

  9. William Forsythe

    William Forsythe

    Philip 'Cockeye' Stein

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Andres Gomez

Mar 15, 2013

8/10

Stereotypical Sergio Leone film with endless waitings and sight crossings. One of the performances that made Robert de Niro de actor he is and an interesting way of telling a story and the evolution of America during the years of the alcohol prohibition.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,000,000.00
Revenue
$5,500,000.00
Keywords
epicnew york cityregretlovesicknessrapelife and deathsexual abusestreet gangcorruptionbased on novel or bookprohibition eragangstersadisticmoney launderingopiummafia bossmurdermemoryjewish americantorturebrooklyn bridgechildhood friendsnostalgicaggressive1920s1960s1930s