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Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

8,4 /10 (6,147 Votes)
1984 EN 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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Release date

23/05/1984

Votes

6,147

Popularity

18.7

Crime, passion and lust for power.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

139 min

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$5,500,000

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Noodles

James Woods

James Woods

Max

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Deborah

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Frankie

Burt Young

Burt Young

Joe

Tuesday Weld

Tuesday Weld

Carol

Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Jimmy O'Donnell

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Police Chief Aiello

Richard Bright

Richard Bright

Chicken Joe

James Hayden

James Hayden

Patsy

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Cockeye

Darlanne Fluegel

Darlanne Fluegel

Eve

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Larry Rapp

Fat Moe

Richard Foronjy

Richard Foronjy

Whitey

Robert Harper

Robert Harper

Sharkey

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Dutch Miller

Van Linden

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Gerard Murphy

Crowning

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Amy Ryder

Peggy

Olga Karlatos

Olga Karlatos

Woman in Puppet Theatre

Mario Brega

Mario Brega

Mandy

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Ray Dittrich

Trigger

Frank Gio

Frank Gio

Beefy

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Karen Shallo

Mrs. Aiello

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Angelo Florio

Willie the Ape

Scott Schutzman Tiler

Scott Schutzman Tiler

Young Noodles

Rusty Jacobs

Rusty Jacobs

Young Max / David

Brian Bloom

Brian Bloom

Young Patsy

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Adrian Curran

Young Cockeye

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Mike Monetti

Young Fat Moe

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Noah Moazezi

Dominic

James Russo

James Russo

Bugsy

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Frankie Caserta

Bugsy's Gang

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Joey Marzella

Bugsy's Gang

Clem Caserta

Clem Caserta

Al Capuano

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Frank Sisto

Fred Capuano

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Jerry Strivelli

Johnny Capuano

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Julie Cohen

Young Peggy

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Marvin Scott

Interviewer

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Mike Gendel

Irving Gold

Paul Herman

Paul Herman

Monkey

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Ann Neville

Girl in Coffin

Joey Faye

Joey Faye

Adorable Old Man

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Linda Ipanema

Nurse Thompson

Tandy Cronyn

Tandy Cronyn

Reporter #1

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Richard Zobel

Reporter #2

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Baxter Harris

Reporter #3

Arnon Milchan

Arnon Milchan

Chauffeur

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Bruno Iannone

Thug

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Marty Licata

Cemetery Caretaker

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Max's Mother

Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris

Peggy's Mother

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Gerritt Debeer

Drunk

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly

Young Deborah

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Alexander Godfrey

Newstand Man

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Cliff Cudney

Mounted Policeman

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Paul Farentino

Mounted Policeman #2

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Bruce Bahrenburg

Sergeant Halloran

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Mort Freeman

Street Singer

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Sandra Solberg

Young Deborah's Friend

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Jay Zeely

Foreman

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Massimo Liti

Young Macrò

Salvatore Billa

Salvatore Billa

Beefy's Thug (uncredited)

Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey

Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)

Marco Stefanelli

Marco Stefanelli

Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)

Bruno Bilotta

Bruno Bilotta

Chinese Theater Spectator (uncredited)

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Francesca Leone

David's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Chuck Low

Deborah's Father (uncredited)

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Nelson Camp

Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)

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Susan Spafford

Nurse (uncredited)

Mark Frazer

Mark Frazer

Pimp (uncredited)

Maria Pia Monicelli

Maria Pia Monicelli

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Dario Iori

Speakeasy Banjo Player (uncredited)

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Gianni Sanjust

Speakeasy Clarinet Player (uncredited)

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Nunzio Giuliani

Speakeasy Drum Player (uncredited)

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Ole Jorgensen

Speakeasy Percussionist (uncredited)

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Nicola Roberto

Speakeasy Trumpet Player (uncredited)

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Alex Serra

Speakeasy Vocalist (uncredited)

Rossana Canghiari

Rossana Canghiari

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Ryan Paris

Ryan Paris

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Claudio Mancini

Claudio Mancini

Syndacalist (uncredited)

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Ron Nummi

Waiter (uncredited)

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Director of Riverdale Cemetery

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Andres Gomez

2013-03-15

⭐ 8

Stereotypical Sergio Leone film with endless waitings and sight crossings. One of the performances that made Robert de Niro de actor he is and an interesting way of telling a story and the evolution of America during the years of the alcohol prohibition.

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

2022-10-10

⭐ 8

**It's an excellent film, which proves the importance of good post-production, and how bad editing can ruin the whole thing.** There are certain films that impress us so much when we see them that we are really surprised when we discover how ignored they were by the great awards. This film is one of them: I was really shocked to find that it wasn't even nominated for an Oscar or a Golden Globe… and I had to read a bit to understand why that happened. The film is perhaps one of the best in Sérgio Leone's extensive filmography, and is often compared to other great gangster films such as "G…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-05-25

⭐ 7

Told by way of a really potent (and well scored by Morricone) retrospective, this sits us down and takes us through a forty year period in the life of the now down-at-heel "Noodles" (Robert De Niro) and of the development of the city of New York. The contents of an old briefcase serve as an aide memoire as the retrospective illustrates just how he and three of his childhood friends decided that the gutter was not for them, and that using the "system" to get on was the only way. Prohibition, violence, crime, brutality were the currency back then and "Noodles" learned not to have scruples about …

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