Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Robert De Niro
David 'Noodles' Aaronson
James Woods
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Elizabeth McGovern
Deborah Gelly
Treat Williams
James Conway O'Donnell
Tuesday Weld
Carol
Joe Pesci
Frankie Monaldi
Burt Young
Joe
James Hayden
Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg
William Forsythe
Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
Larry Rapp
'Fat' Moe Gelly
Amy Ryder
Peggy
Scott Schutzman Tiler
Young Noodles
Rusty Jacobs
Young Max / David Bailey
Jennifer Connelly
Young Deborah
Brian Bloom
Young Patsy
Adrian Curran
Young Cockeye
Mike Monetti
Young 'Fat' Moe Gelly
Noah Moazezi
Dominic
James Russo
Bugsy
Darlanne Fluegel
Eve
Danny Aiello
Police Chief Vincent Aiello
Richard Bright
Chicken Joe
Frank Gio
Beefy
Ray Dittrich
Trigger
Mario Brega
Mandy
Julie Cohen
Young Peggy
Richard Foronjy
Officer Whitey
Olga Karlatos
Woman in the Puppet Theatre
Clem Caserta
Al Capuano
Frank Sisto
Fred Capuano
Jerry Strivelli
Johnny Capuano
Mike Gendel
Irving Gold
Sandra Solberg
Friend of Young Deborah
Margherita Pace
Young Deborah (Double)
Paul Herman
Monkey
Bruno Iannone
Thug
Bruno Bilotta
Chinese Theater Spectator (uncredited)
Angelo Florio
Willie the Ape
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Max's Mother
Gerard Murphy
Crowning
Dutch Miller
Van Linden
Robert Harper
Sharkey
Karen Shallo
Mrs. Aiello
Frankie Caserta
Bugsy's Gang
Joey Marzella
Bugsy's Gang
Marvin Scott
Interviewer
Ann Neville
Girl in Coffin
Joey Faye
Adorable Old Man
Linda Ipanema
Nurse Thompson
Tandy Cronyn
Reporter 1
Richard Zobel
Reporter 2
Baxter Harris
Reporter 3
Arnon Milchan
Chauffeur / Producer
Marty Licata
Cemetery Caretaker
Estelle Harris
Peggy's Mother
Gerritt Debeer
Drunk
Alexander Godfrey
Newstand Man
Cliff Cudney
Mounted Policeman
Paul Farentino
2nd Mounted Policeman
Bruce Bahrenburg
Sgt. P. Halloran / Unit Publicist
Mort Freeman
Street Singer
Massimo Liti
Young Macrò
Jay Zeely
Foreman
Salvatore Billa
One of Beefy's Thugs (uncredited)
Greg Anthony
Bar Room Patron (uncredited)
Scott Coffey
Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)
Marco Stefanelli
Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)
Matteo Cafiso
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Nunzio Giuliani
Speakeasy Drum Player (uncredited)
Nelson Camp
Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)
Dario Iori
Speakeasy Banjo Player (uncredited)
Ole Jorgensen
Speakeasy Percussionist (uncredited)
Francesca Leone
David Bailey's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Chuck Low
Deborah Gelly's Father (uncredited)
Ron Nummi
Waiter (uncredited)
Ryan Paris
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Nicola Roberto
Speakeasy Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Gianni Sanjust
Speakeasy Clarinet Player (uncredited)
Alex Serra
Speakeasy Vocalist (uncredited)
Susan Spafford
Nurse (uncredited)
Mark Frazer
Pimp (uncredited)
Maria Pia Monicelli
Prostitute (uncredited)
Claudio Mancini
Syndacalist (uncredited) / Executive Producer
Rossana Canghiari
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Cis Corman
Casting
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects
Stuart Kaminsky
Additional Dialogue
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Leonardo Benvenuti
Screenplay
Piero De Bernardi
Screenplay
Joy Todd
Casting
Gabe Videla
Special Effects
Sergio Leone
Director / Screenplay
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects
Franco Ferrini
Screenplay
Carlo Tafani
Camera Operator
Romano Mancini
Lighting Technician / Gaffer
Franco Arcalli
Screenplay
Enrico Medioli
Screenplay
Harry Grey
Novel
Ginette Hardy
Production Manager
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Randy Coronato
Hairstylist / Makeup Artist
Nilo Jacoponi
Makeup Artist
Fred C. Caruso
Executive In Charge Of Production
Gino Zamprioli
Makeup Artist
Vincenzo Cardella
Hairstylist
Renata Magnanti
Hairstylist
Walter Massi
Unit Manager
Mario Cotone
Production Supervisor
Nino Baragli
Editor
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani
First Assistant Director
Kathy Wolf
Painter
Steve Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
Bobby Marsh
Driver
Walter Klymkiw
Head Carpenter / Gaffer
Dan Mahoney
Construction Grip
Louis Craig
Special Effects Assistant
André Laperrière
Special Effects Technician
Marco Contaldo
Electrician
Augusto Diamanti
Key Grip
Marina Frassine
Assistant Costume Designer
Eric P. Steckler
Production Assistant
Danièle Rohrbach
Production Coordinator
Carlo Simi
Art Direction
Gretchen Rau
Set Decoration
Fernando Caso
Sound Effects Editor
Daniele Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
Amato Gabotti
Grip
Angelo Novi
Still Photographer
J. Kathleen Gibson
First Assistant Editor
Reuben Gonzalez
Production Assistant
Bruno Charier
Boom Operator
Fabio Palmisano
ADR Editor
Patrizia Ceresani
Assistant Editor
Maurizio Cusano
Production Assistant
Joey Litto
Construction Coordinator
Enzo Diliberto
Foley Artist
Sandro Battaglia
Assistant Camera
Edward Cohen
Electrician
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Olivier Zenenski
Special Effects Assistant
Rodney Bauer
Grip
Sylvie Bourque
Extras Casting
Flo Gallant
Extras Casting
Ornella Chistolini
Assistant Editor
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Luca Morsella
Assistant Director
Gianni Fiumi
Property Master
Massimo Rinchiusi
ADR Editor
Luigi Porto
Sound Assistant
Steve Baker
Key Grip
Robert Rothbard
Location Manager
Sergio Rosa
Accountant
Simona Patitucci
Production Assistant
James T. Singelis
Art Direction
Tullio Lullo
Construction Coordinator
Alvaro Gramigna
Foley Artist
Jacques Thomas-Gérard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Campbell
Special Effects
Benito Stefanelli
Stunt Coordinator
Dougie Hawkes
Costumer
Zach Staenberg
Additional Editor
Edda Dell'Orso
Vocals
Jennifer W. Shore
Production Secretary
Osvaldo Desideri
Set Decoration
Henry R. Dwork
Makeup Artist
Giancarlo De Leonardis
Hairstylist
Nello Giorgetti
Swing
Italo Cameracanna
Foley Artist / Sound Effects Editor
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Sound Engineer
Eraldo Barbona
Grip
Jean Courteau
Electrician
Elvira Tonini
First Assistant Editor
Giorgio Venturoli
Assistant Editor
Pierre Laberge
Location Manager
Attilio Viti
Location Manager
Fausto Capozzi
Accountant
Hedy Martinelli
Thanks
Roberto Magagnini
Props
Normand Guy
Key Grip
Kurt Thompson
Dolly Grip
James Giblin
Transportation Captain
Pietro Sassaroli
Production Assistant
Crescenzo G.P. Notarile
Assistant Camera
Antonio Scaramuzza
Assistant Camera
Giovanni Natalucci
Production Design
Dennis T. Benatar
Assistant Director
Philippe Landoulsi
Assistant Director
Steven Kirshoff
Props
Martin Cats
Props
Carlo Vinciguerra
Gaffer
Helen P. Butler
Costumer
Raffaella Leone
Assistant Costume Designer
Amy Wells
Assistant Director
Lizi Gelber
Assistant Editor
Francesca Alatri
Production Secretary
Dominique Bruballa
Accountant
Diana Di Michele
Accountant
Lucie Drolet
Accountant
Bruno Cesari
Set Decoration
Claude Simard
Head Carpenter
Fabio Ancillai
Boom Operator
Elio Bosi
Grip
Alessandro Baragli
Assistant Editor
Gheorghe Zamfir
Musician
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 23, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 49m
Budget$30,000,000
Box Office$5,500,000
Filming LocationsFlorida · New Jersey · New York City, United States · Grandate · Lierna · Bellagio · Venice · Lake Como, Italy · Montreal, Canada · Paris, France
Genres
Wiki.
Once Upon a Time in America (Italian: C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone, and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American venture produced by The Ladd Company, Embassy International Pictures, PSO Enterprises and Rafran Cinematografica, and distributed by Warner Bros. Based on Harry Grey's novel The Hoods, it chronicles the lives of best friends David "Noodles" Aaronson and Maximilian "Max" Bercovicz as they lead a group of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence as Jewish gangsters in New York City's world of organized crime. The film explores themes of childhood friendships, love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss, and broken relationships, together with the rise of mobsters in American society.
It was the final film directed by Leone before his death five years later, and the first feature film he had directed in 13 years. It is also the third installment of Leone's Once Upon a Time Trilogy, which includes Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and Duck, You Sucker! (1971). The cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and the film score by Ennio Morricone. Leone originally envisaged two three-hour films, then a single 269-minute (4 hours and 29 minutes) version, but was convinced by distributors to shorten it to 229 minutes (3 hours and 49 minutes). The American distributors, The Ladd Company, further shortened it to 139 minutes (2 hours and 19 minutes), and rearranged the scenes into chronological order, without Leone's involvement.
The US edit was a critical and commercial flop in the United States, and critics who had seen both versions harshly condemned the changes made. The original "European cut" has remained a critical favorite and frequently appears in lists of the greatest films of all time, especially in the gangster genre.