---
title: 'Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sergio Leone'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

1968 · PG-13 · 140 min · Drama, Western, Action, Adventure · Italy, United States

Part of: America trilogy

## Synopsis

Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sergio Donati. It stars Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, and Keenan Wynn. The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli and the film score was composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sergio Leone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-leone)
- **Screenplay:** [Sergio Leone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-leone), [Bernardo Bertolucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernardo-bertolucci), [Dario Argento](https://cinepixo.com/people/dario-argento), [Sergio Donati](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-donati)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Bino Cicogna](https://cinepixo.com/people/bino-cicogna)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Delli Colli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-delli-colli)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Keenan Wynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/keenan-wynn)
- [Fabio Testi](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-testi)
- [Frank Braña](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-brana)
- [Paolo Stoppa](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-stoppa) as Sam
- [Lionel Stander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-stander)
- [Saturno Cerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/saturno-cerra)
- [Lorenzo Robledo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenzo-robledo)
- [John Frederick](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frederick)
- [Antonio Molino Rojo](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-molino-rojo)
- [Conrado San Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrado-san-martin)
- [Frank Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wolff)
- [Henry Fonda](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-fonda) as Frank
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode)
- [Gabriele Ferzetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-ferzetti) as Morton
- [Charles Bronson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bronson) as Harmonica

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1968
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