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Once Upon a Time in the West AKA C'era una volta il West (1968)
Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.Director: Sergio Leone
Year of Copyright: 1968
Year of Production: 1968
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Bernardo Bertolucci, film historians Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall, and lead actress Claudia Cardinale (2003)
DISC TWO
2003 documentaries
- "An Opera of Violence" (28:48)
- "The Wages of Sin" (19:36)
- "Something to Do with Death" (18:16
"The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West" 2003 featurette (6:22)
"The West Changes ... the West Remains the Same" 2003 slideshow (4:28)
"Production Gallery" 2003 slideshow (5:16) (5:17)
Theatrical Trailer (2:52)
Cast profiles (biographies):
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Jason Robards
- Charles Bronson
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:On the main menu (Disc 1), highlight the title "Once Upon a Time in the West", and press enter.
2003 re-release trailer (1:13) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Bernardo Bertolucci, film historians Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall and lead actress Claudia Cardinale (2003)
DISC TWO
2003 documentaries:
- "An Opera of Violence" (28:49)
- "The Wages of Sin" (19:36)
- "Something to Do with Death" (18:16)
"The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West" 2003 featurette (6:29)
"The West Changes ... the West Remains the Same" 2003 slideshow (4:41)
"Production Gallery" 2003 slideshow (5:16)
Theatrical Trailer (2:52)
Cast profiles (biographies):
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Jason Robards
- Charles Bronson
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:DVD Title: Il Était Une Fois Dans L'Ouest
Includes a liner notes booklet by Trevor Willsmer. -
Easter eggs:On the main menu (Disc 1), highlight the title "Once Upon a Time in the West", and press enter.
2003 re-release trailer (1:09) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Bernardo Bertolucci, film historians Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall and lead actress Claudia Cardinale (2003)
DISC TWO
2003 documentaries:
- "An Opera of Violence" (28:49)
- "The Wages of Sin" (19:36)
- "Something to Do with Death" (18:16)
"The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West" 2003 featurette (6:29)
"The West Changes ... the West Remains the Same" 2003 slideshow (4:41)
"Production Gallery" 2003 slideshow (5:16)
Theatrical Trailer (2:52)
Cast profiles (biographies):
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Jason Robards
- Charles Bronson
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a booklet, with trivia and production notes by Trevor Willsmer.
German title - "Spiel Mir Das Lied Vom Tod". Also available in an Amazon-exclusive "Deluxe Edition", with harmonica in a leather bag, a lighter, and 4-song music-CD by Ennio Morricone. All this is packaged in a wooden box. -
Easter eggs:On the main menu (Disc 1), highlight the title "Once Upon a Time in the West", and press enter.
2003 re-release trailer (1:09) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Bernardo Bertolucci, film historians Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall and lead actress Claudia Cardinale (2003)
DISC TWO
2003 documentaries:
- "An Opera of Violence" (28:49)
- "The Wages of Sin" (19:36)
- "Something to Do with Death" (18:16)
"The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West" 2003 featurette (6:29)
"The West Changes ... the West Remains the Same" 2003 slideshow (4:41)
"Production Gallery" 2003 slideshow (5:16)
Theatrical Trailer (2:52)
Cast profiles (biographies):
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Jason Robards
- Charles Bronson
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a liner notes booklet by Trevor Willsmer.
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Easter eggs:On the main menu (Disc 1), highlight the title "Once Upon a Time in the West", and press enter.
2003 re-release trailer (1:09) -
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Extras:Filmographies (in Italian):
- Sergio Leone
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Charles Bronson
- Jason Robards
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Warning: This version contains dubbed audio and a cropped transfer, OAR is 2.35:1. This release is currently OOP and has been replaced with the remastered version.
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Extras:Previously unseen interviews with Sergio Leone and Claudio Cardinale
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is the remastered release.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Bernardo Bertolucci, film historians Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall and lead actress Claudia Cardinale (2003)
DISC TWO
2003 documentaries:
- "An Opera of Violence" (28:49)
- "The Wages of Sin" (19:36)
- "Something to Do with Death" (18:16)
"The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West" 2003 featurette (6:29)
"The West Changes ... the West Remains the Same" 2003 slideshow (4:41)
"Production Gallery" 2003 slideshow (5:16)
Theatrical Trailer (2:52)
Cast profiles (biographies):
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Jason Robards
- Charles Bronson
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes a 16 page liner notes booklet.
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Easter eggs:On the main menu (Disc 1), highlight the title "Once Upon a Time in the West", and press enter.
2003 re-release trailer (1:09) -
Special thanks to Rewind user Matthew B Harrah for providing these specifications.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Bernardo Bertolucci, film historians Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall and lead actress Claudia Cardinale (2003)
DISC TWO
2003 documentaries:
- "An Opera of Violence" (28:49)
- "The Wages of Sin" (19:36)
- "Something to Do with Death" (18:16)
"The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West" 2003 featurette (6:29)
"The West Changes ... the West Remains the Same" 2003 slideshow (4:41)
"Production Gallery" 2003 slideshow (5:16)
Theatrical Trailer (2:52)
Cast profiles (biographies):
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Jason Robards
- Charles Bronson
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a liner notes booklet by Trevor Willsmer.
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Easter eggs:On the main menu (Disc 1), highlight the title "Once Upon a Time in the West", and press enter.
2003 re-release trailer (1:09) -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by filmmakers John Carpenter, John Milius, Alex Cox, Bernardo Bertolucci, film historians Christopher Frayling and Sheldon Hall and lead actress Claudia Cardinale (2003)
DISC TWO
2003 documentaries:
- "An Opera of Violence" (28:49)
- "The Wages of Sin" (19:36)
- "Something to Do with Death" (18:16)
"The Railroad: Revolutionizing the West" 2003 featurette (6:29)
"The West Changes ... the West Remains the Same" 2003 slideshow (4:41)
"Production Gallery" 2003 slideshow (5:16)
Theatrical Trailer (2:52)
Cast profiles (biographies):
- Claudia Cardinale
- Henry Fonda
- Jason Robards
- Charles Bronson
- Gabriele Ferzetti -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Easter eggs:On the main menu (Disc 1), highlight the title "Once Upon a Time in the West", and press enter.
2003 re-release trailer (1:09) -
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OVERALL: Draw
Between all the Paramount CE releases (for the best transfer, sound, and extras).
However, for the purists, the R1 CE has the original English mono-track, and the R2 Italian (remastered) CVC-release is the longer cut of the film.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
There are several versions of the film:
- Extended Italian Version (175 minutes) which includes exclusive scenes never dubbed into English.
- 1968 European Theatrical Version (165 minutes)
- 1968 US Theatrical Version (145 minutes)
- 1984 Restored English language theatrical version (165 minutes) which restores an extended scene of Charlies Bronson's character standing up after the first duel, previously only found in the 1968 US version, into the European version.
- 2011 Restored Version (166 minutes) which restores two shots of Jack Elam (15 secs) in the opening, Bronson's character's aftermath in the first duel (7 secs), and a few seconds of Frank Wolff at the McBain farm. In addition, the closing theme song has been properly resynced to the image.
Note all of Paramount's "Special Collector's Edition" DVDs have an issue with the closing theme song being slightly out of sync with the image (which has been properly synced on the Blu-ray editions).
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CUTS:
- R1 Special Collector's Edition America- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1984 restored English language theatrical version (165:10 NTSC)
- R2 Special Collector's Edition France- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1984 restored English language theatrical version (158:32 PAL)
- R2 Special Collector's Edition Germany- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1984 restored English language theatrical version (158:32 PAL)
- R2 Special Collector's Edition Holland- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1984 restored English language theatrical version (158:32 PAL)
- R2 Italy- CVC (Cine Video Corp.) - No cuts - Extended Version (170:00 PAL). The principal difference is the opening sequence, which is longer (look at Jack Elemīs game with the fly), and the closing is also longer (the panoramic shoot is complete before the titles "C'era Una Volta Il West" appear). Another scene, which is missing from all European cuts, is in this one: After the station scene, Harmonica holds his arm because of the terrible pain in it, and returns on his horse.
- R2 Remastered Italy- CVC (Cine Video Corp.) - No cuts - Extended Version (170:00 PAL). The principal difference is the opening sequence, which is longer (look at Jack Elemīs game with the fly), and the closing is also longer (the panoramic shoot is complete before the titles "C'era Una Volta Il West" appear). Another scene, which is missing from all European cuts, is in this one: After the station scene, Harmonica holds his arm because of the terrible pain in it, and returns on his horse.
- R2 Special Collector's Edition Spain- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1984 restored English language theatrical version (158:32 PAL)
- R2 Special Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1984 restored English language theatrical version (158:32 PAL)
- R4 Special Collector's Edition Australia- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1984 restored English language theatrical version (158:32 PAL)
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 09/09/03
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 30/04/22UPDATE LOG:
10/04/13 - added note about the German 'Deluxe Edition' including a lighter and being an Amazon exclusive.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
10/12/18: Updated title, US SE specs, capsaholic.
12/12/18: Notes on versions.
03/03/21: Added Spain.
01/05/22: Dates.
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