
An Opera of Violence
Documentary
Overview
First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.)
Top Cast


Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci
Self - Filmmaker
Bernardo Bertolucci
Self - Filmmaker


Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Self - Actress
Claudia Cardinale
Self - Actress


John Carpenter
John Carpenter
Self - Filmmaker
John Carpenter
Self - Filmmaker


Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Self - Filmmaker
Alex Cox
Self - Filmmaker


Tonino Delli Colli
Tonino Delli Colli
Self - DOP
Tonino Delli Colli
Self - DOP


Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti
Self - Actor
Gabriele Ferzetti
Self - Actor


Christopher Frayling
Christopher Frayling
Self - Writer
Christopher Frayling
Self - Writer


John Milius
John Milius
Self - Filmmaker
John Milius
Self - Filmmaker


Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Henry Fonda
Self - Actor (archive footage)


Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Sergio Leone
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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