Tame these beasts and let them work for you, become your right-hand man on the road of your black gold empire, and open up the frontier for you. For us, they are all potential talents, underground thugs, road fighters, and ruthless gunmen. There are ruthless people from all walks of life in the bar. "Criminal villain? Exactly what we need!" "I'll have the final say after this block!"īuild your gang territory on the violent streets of criminals, wrestle their blocks from your enemies, take over all kinds of industries, control all resources, and become the talker of the city! In the eyes of others, you are already a nobody, and now you have returned, the city is eager for a new ruler, gather your former subordinates, take back everything that belongs to you, and become a legend of the underworld! But when all is said and done, the full cut of Once Upon a Time in America is one of the top five best gangster movies of all-time.The gang that used to be loyal to you has now abandoned you, the brothers who were born and died are now in their own hands, the city you once took your life has fallen into the hands of the enemy, and during the five years you were framed and imprisoned, everything was Right and wrong. Some of the content is extremely heavy and pushes the boundary, even for a gangster film. De Niro gives one of the best performances of his career as a conflicted, opium sick, mobster dreamer.
It’s a decades-spanning story of friendship and loyalty in the mob in New York City. It wasn’t until 2012 that the restored 255-minute version was made available to the public - which is a shame because it’s such a terrific film. If the confusion wasn’t enough, the film was further censored for explicit content.
The result of the cuts was mass confusion amongst audiences. He conceded to a 229-minute version but the American version was further cut without his permission to 139 minutes. Leone cut it down to 269 minutes but the studio was not satisfied with his attempts at shortening it.
He originally wanted the film to be split into two three-hour features but the studio told him he had to cut it into one film. It was the final film of Sergio Leone’s legendary career and the only film he completed in the last thirteen years of his life. Once Upon a Time in America is one of the craziest films ever made.
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