Once Upon a Time in the West
There were three men in her life. One to take her… one to love her —and one to kill her.
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
- Director
- Sergio Leone
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $5M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Once Upon a Time in the West actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Once Upon a Time in the West appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #103
Placed at #103 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Once Upon a Time in the West returned 1.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Dec 21, 1968
- Runtime
- 2h 46m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Italy, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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