Film
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Crime, passion and lust for power.
Crime, Drama· Directed by Sergio Leone· 139 min
Overview
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.
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- As boys, they said they would die for each other. As men, they did.
- Sergio Leone's three-hour, forty-minute epic masterpiece starring Robert de Niro.
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- As boys, they made a pact to share their fortunes, their loves, their lives. As men, they shared a dream to rise from poverty to power. Their story is now a "once upon a time" motion picture experience.
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- As boys, they made a pact to share their fortunes, their loves, their lives. As men, they shared a dream to rise from poverty to power. Forging an empire built on greed, violence and betrayal, their dream would end as a mystery that refuse to die.
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Top billing
- Robert De Niro as Noodles
- James Woods as Max
- Elizabeth McGovern as Deborah
- Joe Pesci as Frankie
- Burt Young as Joe