McBain is waiting for his bride to get there (they have already been secretly married for a month, but since it’s a secret they’re going to get married again publicly), but before she does Frank (Henry Fonda) shows up and massacres his whole family. Then we go to the McBains, an Irish family living out in the middle of nowhere. However, they fail and only end up shooting him in the arm. Three mysterious guys, appearing to be members of Cheyenne’s (Jason Robbards) gang, try to kill the equally mysterious Harmonica (Charles Bronson). The film opens with, you guessed it, a shootout. It leaves you kind of confused at the start, but the ending is so much more meaningful with the flashbacks in there.
When it came, we were just like “oh…! That’s why he (the character) did all those previous things!” It’s interesting how Leone didn’t explain that until the end, and by the time it came around I thought it worked pretty well. Leone basically just gives us a couple of flashbacks during the stereotypical western shootout that explain why they are having the stereotypical western shootout. However, by the time you get to the end and you understand why everyone is doing what they are doing, it’s really satisfying. It’s really unclear in the beginning, which makes it kind of weird to watch. Clearly, you’re not supposed to know the whole story until the very end, but I’m talking more about the character’s motivations for doing what they are doing. I didn’t really have a good hold on what was going on until about the one hour mark, and then (and this is intentional) I didn’t really know the whole story until the very end.
#Once upon a time in the west movie
The most interesting part for me, and I’m sure for a lot of people, is that Henry Fonda plays the villain in this movie (what?!?!).
#Once upon a time in the west full
This film does have some problems, mainly that it’s a bit on the long side (even though I watched the short version at about two hours and twenty five minutes or so, the full version’s closer to three hours) and it takes awhile to figure out what’s going on. I don’t know if I’d go that far I’m not an expert on the genre by any means, just counting I’ve only seen about eight westerns total. Depending on who you ask, this is one of the greatest westerns ever made.
I’m not a big fan of westerns, but I really liked this one. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.I don’t think I would have watched this film if I hadn’t needed to for class, but I’m really glad I did see it. * Sales figures based on certification alone. Track listing Original release Īn expanded and remastered album was released in Italy, November 2005. In 2018, for the 50th anniversary of the film, the Italian records company "Beat Records" released a limited 500 copies edition. Leone had Morricone compose the score before shooting started and would play the music in the background for the actors on set. It was Leone's desire to have the music available and played during filming. The theme music for the Claudia Cardinale character has wordless vocals by Italian singer Edda Dell'Orso. The soundtrack features leitmotifs that relate to each of the main characters of the film (each with their own theme music), as well as to the spirit of the American West. The film score sold about 10 million copies worldwide. Once Upon a Time in the West is a soundtrack composed by Ennio Morricone, from the 1968 western film of the same name directed by Sergio Leone, released in 1972.
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