Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West is a 1968 film directed by Sergio Leone. The original (Italian) title is C'era una volta il West .

Sergio Leone, who with his content to the Dollarstrilogie a new phenomenon had given western, knew with this film a new, almost philosophical element to add to the western. Claudia Cardinale played the lead role. The film score is Ennio Morricone 's one of the best selling of all time.



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == A mysterious man arrives by train. He talks little, he plays more on a harmonica. He has agreed with Frank on the drive. Frank does not: he has three henchmen sent to no good plan. The passenger shoot the three men dead. He has a horse right now at his disposal.
 * 2 Cast
 * 3 Film Music
 * 4 Trivia

The Irishman Brett McBain expecting a sunny future. The widower lives with his family on the farm Sweetwater, which he hopes he soon will be worth a lot of money. The new railway line will inevitably be laid over Sweetwater, because there is a water source. McBain is in New Orleans recently remarried, his new wife Jill is expected and he is now in the process of preparing the feast. The first guest is not invited: it is Frank, who with his revolver the whole family uitmoordt.

Jill arrives by train and finds a Kai to bring her to the farm of McBain. The Coachman interrupts the trip at a baiting. Jill meets the gentleman-Bandit Cheyenne, who has just escaped from prison, and the man with the harmonica. "Harmonica", such as Cheyenne calls him, makes a comment about the leather jacket that Cheyenne carries.He says he has seen three men shot at the station that also such jackets wore (in reality only two of the men were wearing such a jacket). Cheyenne believes not, because only he and his men wear such jackets.

On arrival at the farm is Jill faced with the awful reality. The wedding guests – those funeral guests have become – find a piece of a leather jacket, a proof that Cheyenne is behind the murder. Jill know that Cheyenne has an alibi. The farm is now of her and she decides to continue living there.

at night goes "Harmonica" to Wobbles, the boss of the local laundry. Wobbles on the drive between the appointment would "Harmonica" and Frank "Harmonica" and is upset because the appointment failed."Harmonica" know why Frank was not there: he was at McBain. That trail of Cheyennes coat was falsified.

The next day Cheyenne at Jill on visit. He is not a sweetie but it is not his style to a peaceful family murders. He is angry because him the murder in the shoes is abandoned. He suspects that Jill also on the kill list and he leaves with the intention to keep an eye on the case.

Meanwhile, Frank at his client, the disabled railroad magnate Mr. Morton, who has his Office in a train and the railway line to extend to California . Morton finds that Frank has been something to thoroughly. In addition, it has had no sense, because there is still a widow McBain. Frank says that that problem will be solved quickly.

Cheyenne is gone and a bit later "Harmonica" at Jill on visit. Also he trusts the case does not appear, and he's right, because there suddenly two men of Frank. "Harmonica" shoot them off of their horse. Cheyenne sees it happen and concludes that from a distance that eccentric musician also an excellent shooter is.

Jill goes to Wobbles, apparently sent by "Harmonica". She says she has a message for Frank. Wobbles claims he does not know Frank, but if Jill has left, he goes directly to the train of Mr. Morton. "Harmonica" and Cheyenne follow him. Frank is furious as he Wobbles appears, because the risk is great that he is followed by someone. That's right, because soon discovered Frank "Harmonica" at the train. He takes "Harmonica" caught and punished the careless Wobbles with his revolver.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">It is the first time in the film that "Harmonica" Frank see, but they have met each other previously. "Harmonica" may well remember that, but Frank "Harmonica" does not recognize. He asks "Harmonica" who he is, but if answer calls "Harmonica" names of men who have been murdered by Frank, and there are not few. Frank learns of his men that the attack on Jill failed and decision to go there myself. Meanwhile, Cheyenne there too. He switches the remaining men of Frank and frees "Harmonica".

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Jill is a large amount of building material delivered. Jill understands what intended her husband had with it: there must be a station be built. They go immediately to work. "Harmonica" has found that the paper plans turn out. McBain had anticipated that the railroad would come about his ground ever.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The relationship between Frank and Mr Morton has been deteriorated. Morton doesn't want there is still killing and says that it is better to buy Jills country. Frank presents Jill for her farm Sweetwater to sell at auction. The auction does not, however, rafts – the buyers are by Frank intimidated. Then all of a sudden "Harmonica" offers $ 5000 – Cheyenne the price on the head of State. Cheyenne is taken to prison."Harmonica" gives the farm back to Jill.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Meanwhile, charged Mr. Morton to be able to eliminate a number of men Frank. They go to the city where the auction just ended is. Frank escaped the attack, however, because the men are turned off by "Harmonica". Frank is enraged to the train of Mr. Morton. He sees that all of his remaining men dead, apparently the work of Cheyenne. Mr. Morton itself still lives and is helpless on the ground. Frank does not find it necessary to waste a bullet.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The construction of the railway line is advanced to at the farm of Jill. "Harmonica" helps there. Cheyenne is now by his men released, but is all alone again drive back. Frank "Harmonica" will appear, as expected. It comes to a duel between Frank and "Harmonica". "Harmonica" remembers the first time he met Frank again. He was still a child and Frank has "Harmonica" 's brother murdered while the little "Harmonica" on a harmonica had to play. Frank loses the game and before it dies gives "Harmonica" him the instrument back. Frank finally understand who his opponent is.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Now his brother Avenged is leaves "Harmonica". Jill confession against on that she hopes that the mysterious hero still come back. Cheyenne warns her not too much to deal with men as he and "Harmonica", "they have something with death." Cheyenne and "Harmonica" left Sweetwater, but Cheyenne succumbs soon to a gunshot wound, which he had incurred in the shootout with Morton and Frank's men. ==Division Of Roles<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Film Music<span class="mw-editsection" len="345" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Ennio Morricone 's music is characterized by the use of leitmotifs: for each of the four main characters have their own instrument and a motive. The music, as it were, the four main characters and introduces typifies accurately their characters. <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">For Charles Bronson ("Harmonica"), the mysterious, looking, alien, there is the chirping, rarefied sounding harmonica. At Claudia Cardinale ("Jill"), which leaves to the West to start a new life, a lyric soprano sounds accompanied by a choir. As Jason Robards ("Cheyenne"), the feel-good privateer, comes into the picture sounds an upbeat honky tonk piano and, as a prelude to imminent danger, a distorted electric guitar sounds as Henry Fonda ("Frank"), the ruthless cold killer, on the scene appears.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also particularly is that the music was written before the film was shot. During the shooting turned Leone the music so he knew what he had to keep pace.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film music is released separately by GDM Music (Italy)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Of Morricones film score were between 5 and 10 million copies sold worldwide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="180" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]  <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="180" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Soprano: Edda Dell'Orso
 * Chorus: Alessandro Alessandroni's I, where he joined Modernising
 * Once Upon a Time in the West was not as well received by critics as Leones Dollarstrilogie and his later mafia film Once Upon a Time in America. Yet it was this movie in the cinemas a huge success (especially in France and Germany) and he grew into a true Classic and cult film.
 * According to Leone belonged also to this Western trilogy. Along with Once Upon a Time in America and A Fistful of Dynamite belonged this film to a trilogy, based on the three periods that America were.
 * The opening scene of the film has become legendary by the long silence in which the background sounds contribute to the atmosphere (the sound of a windmill, a fly etc.). In that scene is "Harmonica" at the station will be met by three henchmen of Frank.
 * It was intended that the roles of the three gunslingers who at the beginning of the film would be filled in on a train waiting, by Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef, so as to fit in with the Dollarstrilogie.When Eastwood could not drop the idea, has Leone.
 * The role of "Harmonica" is based on Eastwoods man with no name.
 * The VPRO has a short radio show Once Upon A Time In The News based on the music and whistling bullets of this movie.
 * The KRO makes RabRadio in the program on use of music from 3FM also Once Upon a Time in the West. Short clips to hear The DJ version ' in the quiz '.
 * In German the film play me the song of death. That's what Frank says as he the harmonica to the little "Harmonica" gives. In the original English says Frank "make your loving brother happy", with which is made clear what the family relationship is between "Harmonica" and the man who in a few moments, hung up.