# Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

> A widowed settler, a haunted harmonica-playing gunslinger, and an outlaw collide in a mythic struggle over land, revenge, and the railroad.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/284

## Facts

- Runtime: 166 min
- Genres: Drama, Western
- Director: Sergio Leone
- Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Paolo Stoppa, Woody Strode, Jack Elam
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064116/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: operatic, foreboding, melancholic, classic western night, cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

A woman confronts loss and danger in the unforgiving wilds of the frontier.

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- [The Grand Duel (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/42359)
- [For a Few Dollars More (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/780)
- [The Last Hard Men (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/24246)
- [The Great Silence (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/4384)
- [The Hunting Party (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/29679)
- [Chato's Land (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/15524)
- [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/343)

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