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@SiddharthPrasath4 жыл бұрын
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@kennethbredow30983 жыл бұрын
The music is so wonderfully beautiful it will pull the tiers from your eyes. Thank you.
@jeffryhammel30353 жыл бұрын
Nawh. Ya did fine. Your interest and commentary was great. As are all the other comments here.
@G583 жыл бұрын
kenneth bredow tears perhaps?
@G583 жыл бұрын
You nailed it. Great mini documentary. Looking forward to seeing more from you. This is one of my favourite movies. Everyone in it is demonstrably stretched to give their best performance. Two actors who will always get my attention are James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern. I could watch them all day. I actually met Elizabeth McGovern in Sainsbury’s a few years ago. She’s as magnetic in real life as she is on screen, and beautifully polite to starstruck lovers.
@dmac74063 жыл бұрын
They sure did by not letting him make it into a three part movie like the The God Father what a shame great actors and they let it slip through their greedy little fingers.
@ziggy313373 жыл бұрын
People would binge watch entire seasons in a day, but a 3.5hour movie is too long for them. Humans...
@Carfilliot3 жыл бұрын
I agree with your point but at the time this was released there really was no such thing as binge watching entire seasons, no internet so no streaming.
@zachmorley1583 жыл бұрын
Dopamine is a helluva drug
@anti43303 жыл бұрын
attention spans were longer 35 years ago... so I don't think it should have been an issue
@myndwork3 жыл бұрын
@@anti4330 people sat back and smoked in theatres back in the day, made it much more enjoyable to watch long movies
@punkoid763 жыл бұрын
@@myndwork only for the smokers.
@yopdoes3 жыл бұрын
Here in Italy this is considered the absolute masterpiece of Leone, far ahead of the western trilogy. It's Leone's testament and the sum of his art, and we were lucky as we got to enjoy the film ever since it was released in theaters in the 80s (with a cut approved by Leone). When I was studying film in NYC I was surprised to know that the movie was never widely released in US theaters up until the late 90s, so the US audience never really grew with the film, they didn't live it when it came out and - it's my understanding - not many in the US have watched it if compared with the more widely known Spaghetty western trilogy. Production issues (the US co-producer had distribution rights for the US market and therefore could messed it up entirerly within that market) are among the reasons the film is so underrated in US, while in the rest of the world is widely accepted as an absolute masterpiece, one of the inconic De Niro performances and most likely the absolute sum of Leone's craft and his collaboration with Morricone.
@johnlovell29563 жыл бұрын
I have a copy of the movie on two DVD's, but now I'm wondering what version that was. Truly loved this movie when I first saw it and still watch it a couple times a year.
@punkoid763 жыл бұрын
The Dollars trilogy is far better, I like OUATIA but it’s not even in my top twenty films, the dollars trilogy is top five material, in fact one is number one.
@kaipacifica12893 жыл бұрын
Leone's Once Upon a Time in America is one of three movies that -- as a US teenager -- made me want to make movies. While Leone's Westerns are amazing, Once Upon a Time in America is on a whole other level. Brilliant.
@DDios-ih9de3 жыл бұрын
That's when I got it in the 90s heard about it and just went and bought it Loved it Still.
@DDios-ih9de3 жыл бұрын
@@johnlovell2956 ice 2 Video tapes uncut yours would say so at least when menu screen comes up
@LegoAnimations63703 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, every word that Leone said in that interview is true. I've seen many normal length 1,5 hours movies, which felt way longer than they actually are. And then once again many movies that were close or over 3 hours long but felt like an hour long. Movies with bad directing, storytelling and acting often create an illusion of length, just because the movie is just too boring. But if over 2,5 hour long movie has everything on point and the general plot is interesting, time flies by. Here's a few examples of movies that are long but feel short. - The Good The Bad and The Ugly - Once Upon a Time in the West - Once Upon a Time in America - Any uncut Lord of the Rings movie - King Kong (2005) - Pulp Fiction And there are many many more.
@user-pd9xj1bt4e3 жыл бұрын
Yep, very well made long movies feel short however many of the bad money grab movies nowadays feel painfully long
@francobermejo43643 жыл бұрын
And godfather trilogy
@yaboi-km2qn2 жыл бұрын
this isn't a feel good film. it's a film to sit and watch.
@tonybennett41592 жыл бұрын
Another one is Visconti's "Ludwig". The short version dragged, but the full length cut flashed by.
@SageofSorrow2 жыл бұрын
I was a bit confused when I saw Pulp Fiction on your list as ive seen it so many times and never considered it a long movie. I just googled it and.....jesus, I had no idea Pulp Fiction was THAT long lol. Wow
@drdrai74793 жыл бұрын
He's right about movies being long when they bore you, I rewatched this recently and it didn't feel like a 4 hour movie at all. Just a brilliantly paced and well-told story.
@WomanNextDoor3 жыл бұрын
Deborah's Theme transports me to times of innocence, possiblity, hope, and longing. The wonder of Mr Morricone can't be understated.
@solemgameinsights3 жыл бұрын
And still. This is the understatement of the century.
@keegancrichlow83913 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean, I play the theme all the time in my mind and hum it too, it's such a beautiful piece of music.
@amjh4lah8093 жыл бұрын
Truly the most truly underrated, and unappreciated gangster film of all time. An absolute epic. And the score is sheer beauty. My Wife walked out to Amapola on our Wedding Day.
@loupasternak3 жыл бұрын
not unappreciated at all. I appreciated the genius even in the worst version released ,at the time.
@n4ko3 жыл бұрын
somehow i miss the existence of this beautiful film. being a a big fan of goodfellas and casino. And being somehow letdown by the irishman, finding this was like finding gold, u cant imagine my surprise when out of nowhere Joe Pesci walk into the scene..
@amjh4lah8093 жыл бұрын
@@n4ko Yeah, it suprised me when i saw Joe Pesci! Although i thought The Irishman was absolutely brilliant.
@loupasternak3 жыл бұрын
@@n4ko you must be young if you didnt know about this one
@HerEvilTwin Жыл бұрын
It’s so much more than just a gangster film. It’s almost an entire genre of it’s own. Calling it a gangster film is not fair
@thomascastenskiold78814 жыл бұрын
how the hell did the studio screw up that bad, poor Morricone and Leone for making a masterpiece that was ultimately spat on. one of my favourites, great video
@davidosorio94274 жыл бұрын
The producers who backed Leone also backed a film that was 4 hours long which ended up flopping, so they were worried the same would’ve happened. Ironically the intervention on the film and decreasing its time/quality only fulfilled its prophecy of being a flop.
@EllisBoydRedding3 жыл бұрын
@@davidosorio9427 that was only in America, though. In Europe the movie was released as Leone wanted
@jeffryhammel30353 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they screwed up. But HBO put on a magnificent 4 and a half hour version of the flick in the 80's that was just gorgeous. Yes, there were really great versions of this movie put out. I don't know why everyone is bitching so much. Extended versions were available.
@greg63633 жыл бұрын
In all fairness, The Ladd Company (U.S. production partner) was in dire financial straits by the completion of production and did not believe they could make any money on a film with a running time or more than two and a half hours. An extended running time means fewer theatre showtimes. Even with the success of Police Academy from earlier in the year, Ladd took at huge loss on the movie and was out of business by the end of the year.
@jeffryhammel30353 жыл бұрын
@@greg6363 Exactly, and thanks for informing the readers here. I only saw the 4 and a half version, and felt lucky enough to see Leone's vision. It's still one of the 50 or so cinematic explorations that really hit me hard.
@skygriffin13174 жыл бұрын
The scene where the kid buys a pastry for the little girl is one of my favorite scenes...ever
@tillerman72724 жыл бұрын
yeah but one tends to forget why that little kid buys a pastry for the little girl
@skygriffin13174 жыл бұрын
@@tillerman7272 That's what makes it great! But I'm talking about the scene where he's waiting on the steps tasting small parts of it, until he gives in. Great scene!
@tillerman72724 жыл бұрын
@@skygriffin1317 oh yeah I love that. I think him succumbing to temptation represents the greed of their future selves
@skygriffin13174 жыл бұрын
@@tillerman7272 and shows the economic state of poverty they grew up in
@haranbanjo80243 жыл бұрын
Leone said that scene Is an omage to Charlie Chaplin!
@Caannnnoonn3 жыл бұрын
What I'd give to see the original 6 hour cut.
@rockyracoon32333 жыл бұрын
Ditto!
@wolverine33563 жыл бұрын
Tell me about it!
@johnwayne-37013 жыл бұрын
Surely it's out there somewhere? It's 2021 nothings hidden
@Caannnnoonn3 жыл бұрын
@@johnwayne-3701 Unfortunately, there are some old movies that will never be seen again. That's the one problem with analog media, once the last copy gets damaged/lost, it's gone forever. Sergio unfortunately didn't have plans for his work after his death, so there's a lot we will never see because nobody knows where it is.
@aliensconfirmed34983 жыл бұрын
You can't find 6 hour cut. Martin Scorsese has made the efforts to restore the original but that's over 4 hours. I don't know how much exactly but I guess less than 4:30. But I don't know where to find it.
@jatingibs4 жыл бұрын
I saw the longer version of the film first time with my senior producer friend... and I can't tell you how lucky and blessed I feel after watching the Director's cut. The film is poetic and masterpiece Storytelling and background music...
@lukeatbrandynightful4 жыл бұрын
How?? Where, When and How Much!!
@blackmomba93684 жыл бұрын
1,000,256 views Yes.
@jatingibs4 жыл бұрын
@@lukeatbrandynightful my friend has a DVD because he belong to Film Fraternity and that's the reason he got the longer version with No Cuts.
@DontreadPimpBoy4 жыл бұрын
@@jatingibs how different is it from the released one
@basilmarasco19754 жыл бұрын
Background music: That flute ("pan" flute?) throughout the movie eventually got irritating.
@larryfulbright22663 жыл бұрын
I'm 65 years old ..been watching movies all my life ... And this is the greatest movie I have ever seen !!!
@Hritik90003 жыл бұрын
Wow, can you recommend some of movies you consider the greatest. I too started watching films and wish to watch more.
@ROBERTORRRR13 жыл бұрын
@@Hritik9000 try Milano Calibro 9
@OndaBoosters3 жыл бұрын
@@Hritik9000. Kick Ass.
@ROBERTORRRR13 жыл бұрын
@@OKuusava no weaknesses
@nde10833 жыл бұрын
I'll make an attempt to watch it.
@xamurai003 жыл бұрын
The cinematography was astounding.. I truly felt like i was in New York in the 30's
@shane5053 жыл бұрын
Ebert's television film critic partner Gene Siskel considered the uncut version to be the best film of 1984 and the shortened, linear studio version to be the worst film of 1984.
@GradyPhilpott3 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed reading Ebert's reviews more than Siskel's, but as the years go by and I look back, I can see that Siskel is the one who had the better eye for genius.
@silversnail14133 жыл бұрын
Incredibly heartbreaking that this film was mishandled and never truly finalized in accordance with Leone's vision. I think it's the greatest gangster film of all time, a truly beautiful and monumental piece of cinema.
@tonybennett41592 жыл бұрын
I'm grateful that the cut we got in Europe ran at 4 hours and kept the structure that Leone had wanted. To mess with that is to eviscerate the film.
@deathofcommonsense3 жыл бұрын
One of THE greatest movies ever, it drove itself into your brain and soul via Morricone´s stunning music. Watched it again and again over the years and have never found a boring minute in it. If you are a budding movie maker....watch this outcome of genius :)
@themerote3 жыл бұрын
A 6 hour HBO max version, now we are talking. I love this film, I've seen many versions dating back to VHS and I think it may be one of the greatest films ever made, a true piece of art.
@Johnnysmithy243 жыл бұрын
Wait what???? There’s a 6 hour version in HBO Max?????
@Yorgar3 жыл бұрын
He's right, I've seen 3+ hour movies where when I left the theater I was surprised at how much time had passed when it didn't fee like it. Then there are the 1 1/2 movies that just dragged on.
@mahmoudibnemir87043 жыл бұрын
0:25 They have to put Quentin Tarantino's name when he appears on camera because otherwise the viewer would mentally label him "Crazy Homeless Guy on Park Bench Who Talks With His Hands."
@dannyboydeluxfromthebigitybay3 жыл бұрын
Lol tarantino is kind of a weirdo tho
@MFYouTube6833 жыл бұрын
Thank! YOU! ❤️😂 Leone‘s influence on Tarantino‘s work is quite obvious, but his best films incorporated and emancipated Leone‘s footprint in cinema. Tarantino has perfected cinematic homage.
@pangeo12593 жыл бұрын
What a cretin indeed...
@ahabduennschitz76703 жыл бұрын
@@pangeo1259 Yes, Ingrid
@MalrickEQ23 жыл бұрын
What? He is the most famous guy in this video.
@thesoultwins723 жыл бұрын
The Americans would have made Da Vinci paint a smiley face on the Mona Lisa if they could have
@jmgmarcus8083 жыл бұрын
It's not "the Americans" it's Hollywood studios at the time. They would do exactly the same to "American" directors, producers, writers as well and continue to. Harvey Weinstein was famous for ruining movies when he wasn't molesting women.
@bighands693 жыл бұрын
Hollywood made some amazing movies as well. Normally these films have other people's money in them it is only natural that they would interfere in the film.
@delicious_crepes3 жыл бұрын
@@jmgmarcus808 it's so american to shove harvey weinstein and women's suffering into any argument, appropriate or not. we get it buddy, harvey is bad and you surely are different and surely would have acted differently in his position. but the issue in question is just not about it this time
@dumpster_fiyah3 жыл бұрын
Dipshit.
@jmgmarcus8083 жыл бұрын
@@delicious_crepes It's really just irony, don't be a fake ass tough guy in the comment section. Kind regards.
@hankscorpion3 жыл бұрын
I saw a very long version when I was a kid, it was completely epic, I told everyone how great it was and what a masterpiece, and then got together with friends only to find out they butchered it and practically cut it in half...fucking disgraceful.
@longfade3 жыл бұрын
I love this film so much that I can only watch it every couple of years, if that makes sense. I’m 52 and it has been dear to my heart since seeing first at age 14. An extraordinary, elegiac film.
@matthews78053 жыл бұрын
We’re roughly the same age and I saw it around the same time as you as well. I wasn’t really into movies but it was absolutely riveting. I remember HBO showed the 3-1/2 hour cut with an intermission.
@execatty3 жыл бұрын
53 same
@farfintadiesseresani3 жыл бұрын
Same here, 53
@paulosilva36953 жыл бұрын
55 years old. I went to the cinems to watch another movie but fortunatly was sold out so we went to see Once Upon a time in America. Almost 4 hours of truly amazing story. Sérgio Leone capture your attention through out the all movie. We left the cinema spechless...
@sentient029703 жыл бұрын
51, Same!!
@jeanjennings57123 жыл бұрын
I agree, a 3 hour 40 minute film can seem like one hour when it's as all engrossing as Once Upon A Time in America. I loved it.
@fatalconceit33623 жыл бұрын
Whenever I hear the soundtrack, from the first seconds, I leave to a different world, totally away from where I happen to be. And the feeling is neither of happiness nor sadness but the full awareness of being alive. No other piece of music does that to me. Not even "In The Air Tonight", "Imagine" or "Yesterday".
@MatteoPrezioso4 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what you get when lawyers control the movie industry. And look at what this industry has now become. Get a green screen, some CGI, and stop bothering. So fucking sad.
@user-zy9yg2eu5t3 жыл бұрын
Lawyers? Very antisemitic of you
@MatteoPrezioso3 жыл бұрын
@@user-zy9yg2eu5t lol
@Jimdunne_4 жыл бұрын
Really good video. I never knew about the cuts from the original as I was born in 1993. But this video examined it excellently
@Kaisaccountt3 жыл бұрын
I would definitely watch the 6 hour cut over any movie that’s made today.
@mandaqu3 жыл бұрын
Where would you find that version please
@Kaisaccountt3 жыл бұрын
@@mandaqu you can’t unfortunately, but the 4 hour version is a masterpiece as well.
@laser003 жыл бұрын
@@Kaisaccountt where to stream it? i just have a blu ray dvd but this was like 3 hours maybe
@wilfordgrimley43393 жыл бұрын
What a lame thing to say
@Kaisaccountt3 жыл бұрын
@@wilfordgrimley4339 because having a good taste in movies is “lame”. You probably think marvel movies are masterpieces.
@rickewilde3 жыл бұрын
It is truly an epic in every sense. The soundtrack is operatic. Even now, it brings a surge of emotion watching this clip.
@seanparker55953 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. That score is something.
@NameInsertedHere3 жыл бұрын
Anytime I hear some of these songs I just get emotional
@peterbothwell90053 жыл бұрын
The story, the cinematography, the acting and the musical score is simply unbeatable unless by the great Sergio Leone himself. I have the original full length version and yes I’d still be gripped to my seat if it would have gone on for another 3 hours, 45 minutes.
@bobziadie29883 жыл бұрын
One of my top five favorite movies of all time. Saw it in the theater and was so disappointed with how it was edited. I had read how it was shortened for theatres but when I saw it it really did not make sense. When I finally saw the extended version it was a million times better. Brilliant acting and incomparable music. Deborah's Theme still melts my heart today and I frequently find the score on KZbin and listen!
@e34m514 жыл бұрын
Once upon a time ,in the west , and o u t i A R my 2 favorite movies of all time ...
@runawaytrain97943 жыл бұрын
Yes I recall HBO back in the 80's had the balls to show the 4 and a half hour version, and yes they even a brief "intermission" at around the 2 hour mark or so we could all make a quick sandwich and/or go to the bathroom if needed haha.
@jeffryhammel30353 жыл бұрын
Yes, and I was lucky to see that HBO filming in 1982 or so. I had no idea what the movie was about; but started watching at 11, and finished at 3:30 A.M. Lol, I remember the somewhat needed intermission!
@ryanrudolph56672 жыл бұрын
I watched the 3h 45min version last night. Wasn’t long enough. I don’t know, I just found certain things here and there underdeveloped like Max’s relationship to Deborah or her ambitions as an actress. Just certain places here and there I sense a scene was cut. I feel that an even longer cut exists. I hope it comes to light because If not we may all lose something very special. P.S; by far my favourite part was really the whole flashback sequence to his childhood. The child performances are excellent. It’s probably the most visual stunning and to me the most complete.
@riccardomallardo77792 жыл бұрын
In 2012 Leone's son and daughter released a new restored version sponsored by Gucci, they added a few inedited scenes that their father cut out when the production company first told him the movie was too long. This new version is 4 hours and 11 minutes long. This version might be what you're looking for, highly recommended anyway
@philiphatfield5666 Жыл бұрын
It makes absolutely no dramatic sense that Deborah would end up with Max, who was an even worse thug than Noodles It also makes no sense that Max could fake his death so easily and end up becoming a big time politician that not one person from his past is aware of. In order for Max to pull off a deception of this magnitude, he would have had to kill off a lot more characters than just his three friends. My Dad thought the most laughable aspect of the movie concerned where the gang was keeping their million dollars: in a train station locker! This is totally stupid. Those lockers are not very secure to begin with, and they are cleaned out several times a week by train station employees. The gang had the huge speakeasy/deli as their headquarters and it looked to be a perfectly safe place to store the million dollars, but what vitally 'important' item do they actually store at this impressive stronghold? The key to the train locker! If you want to accept the movie as an 'opium dream', then these weaknesses do not matter, but the movie needed a lot more work in order for it to be at the level of "The Godfather". It needed much better story editing for one thing, and Elizabeth McGovern was truly terrible as the adult Deborah. I did not believe her in this role for one minute. I admire this movie, and it has a lot of strong points, but it is far from being a great movie. It needed a much tighter script and better editing. This story could have easily been told in three hours or less. If Leone didn't want the running time touched, then he could have made it as part one and part two.
@62salv4 жыл бұрын
The amount of times i've watched this movie since it's original video release totals about 2 days......it's never enough!
@nomenestomen34523 жыл бұрын
My absolutely all-time favorite movie. No other movie came and will be forever come close. A truly masterwork of cinema history.
@lonestar67093 жыл бұрын
_"They let the editor of Police Academy cut it to ribbons. It was dead in the water!"_ -James Woods.
@saeedyarahmadi99133 жыл бұрын
How can you not love great sergio Leone,the man changed all the cinema and Hollywood killed him.
@crashburn32923 жыл бұрын
Patsy in the stairway waiting.. Trading his desert for some nookie from the local neighborhood girl who puts out, but he loses his patience and woofs down the desert. What a brilliant way to perfectly illustrate male adolescence in just one scene.
@profitleads3 жыл бұрын
I've seen the so-called "original release" and the extended director's cut. As pointed out by so many, the original release is a butchered product that makes almost no sense. The director's cut, which of course is indeed longer, contains much of the needed "glue" to piece the sequences together into a powerful and moving story. Truly one of the best movies of its type ever made and certainly one of the best musical scores ever written. Unforgettable.
@gleam63703 жыл бұрын
Is the original the 3.5 hrs version? Because I was planning on watching it
@syedaiman57053 жыл бұрын
@@gleam6370 original cut doesn't exist anymore , they tired their best to put together the complete movie after the director's death but could only get a runtime of 4 hours 11 minutes .
@joshspace992 жыл бұрын
@@gleam6370 It's 6 hours apparently
@melvert333 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this for the first time in the UK on channel 4 in mid 1990s, it was so long they showed it over 2 nights, an amazing masterpiece that deserves to be seen by anyone who appreciates film.
@jakeasinjake33473 жыл бұрын
So this is why I didn’t really like the movie yet couldn’t take my eyes off it.
@fifthbusiness16783 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Have a thumbs up.
@vintage_life4 жыл бұрын
This is how real gangsters are cruel, unlike other films
@Karl_with_a_K3 жыл бұрын
The gangsters that rob you through your letterbox are the most cruel.
@howardfranklin41183 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, wonderful film. Needs to be seen at least twice to understand all the nuances and threads running through the film. The music score always brings tears to my eyes. It is an underrated masterpiece. So rarely on television.
@Cosmic86x3 жыл бұрын
Such an underrated masterpiece. It might would rank in the top 10 of IMDB and would have won a few oscars back in 1984 / 1985 if the real version (uncut) would have been released. But Hollywood just screwed it completely up. It's interesting that Louise Fletcher was also in the movie but her scene had been cut out as well which is a pity.
@patcogni78922 жыл бұрын
Bad ninety minute films can seem too long; this masterpiece ends too soon after four hours. Truly one of the greatest films of all time. Leone was a brilliant director.
@rare64993 жыл бұрын
The film and the score. Both have stayed with me forever.
@Oct8pus3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I love this movie. It barely gets the credit it deserves. My father was in this film, and I remember always cracking up as a kid when I saw him (he beats up and kills a woman very early on in the movie). He was good friends with Sergio. We used to go to his house on Sundays for lunch way back in the 80's.
@michaelgreen11283 жыл бұрын
I'm with James Woods, the movie was a masterpiece!! Saw it properly when the 2 disc DVD came out, loved it, made a hell of a lot more sense!! There's a comment below that says that the movie still doesn't have an ending. The ending is there, near the beginning, just after he goes to the opium den. Most of the movie thereon is either a flashback to Noodle's childhood or his imagining of what the future might be like after he has betrayed all of his friends (in reality). A work of brilliance.
@SingaporeSkaterSam3 жыл бұрын
Yes, that’s the significance of De Niro’s smile at the end.
@mariaprepara73403 жыл бұрын
Maybe you're right. But we simply don't know exactly how the understand the ending. Only Sergio Leone knew.
@michaelgreen11283 жыл бұрын
@@mariaprepara7340, Hi there!! You're absolutley right Maria. That's one of the reasons I love the movie. Leone was enough of a genius to leave it to speculation.. Have a great weekend.
@Joe-gu6oe3 жыл бұрын
I saw what was available as the 'so called' long version. I don't care how many times I have slept, I am still in love with this story. Thanks for all the brilliance!
@taxidude3 жыл бұрын
Probably my favourite film! The ending is phenomanol with the betrayal!
@giovanni21mas3 жыл бұрын
Man this video really made me mad, I can´t imagine how Leone must have felt.
@CharcoChoc3 жыл бұрын
Leone is right. I once was so engrossed in this film that I really didn't notice the time go by. My cat fell asleep on my legs, and when the movie ended I realised my legs were asleep too. An absolutely amazing film.
@NameInsertedHere3 жыл бұрын
I know when I first watched it I started it late at night without knowing how long it was.. when it was over I was so emotional and also very shocked to see the sun had risen
@simmo673 жыл бұрын
Watched this classic for the 1st time in 1986 on video.A remarkable movie combining great direction,acting & score.One of my favorite movies.😉👍
@tonygloster34833 жыл бұрын
For me this is the greatest gangster movie ever everything about it is incredible
@danielhurley28943 жыл бұрын
I was stationed in England in 1986 and was bored with British TV. So I walked to the local Video Store and picked out this movie on "whim." I watched it by myself on my VCR/TV. When it was over, I remember thinking "how is it possible to make a movie this good?" It's still at the top of my list of favorites.
@albundy7743 жыл бұрын
We in the UK were spared the horrendous US version but did suffer cuts at the hands of the BBFC with the rape scene at the time
@noluntas3 жыл бұрын
Fuuuuuuck I want to watch the 6-hour original
@JordanIndiePop3 жыл бұрын
Fuckkkkk, dude!!!!! Is it available anywhere in the universe???
@noluntas3 жыл бұрын
@@JordanIndiePop right?? I read another comment (in another video) saying that there's an Italian Blu-Ray which contains some deleted scenes
@caturindrawananimation52883 жыл бұрын
@@noluntas I'm a realisitic person... I want 269 minutes Cannes cut... :'D
@mr.perfect87503 жыл бұрын
@@caturindrawananimation5288 bro download videobuddy app through chrome and you will get torrent link for full length version and I have watched it. At first I thought it would be boring but It wasso good.
@august63893 жыл бұрын
There was never a 6 hour cut. It was 4 and a half hours
@keithnaylor19813 жыл бұрын
3:18 yes I agree. This moving theme reaches deep into my body and just takes over my emotions and my eyes begin to flood.
@sajirshad22613 жыл бұрын
To this day the film doesn’t have an ending. That’s why indie directors shouldn’t join hands with studio’s.
@TheVictoriousShot3 жыл бұрын
The budget to make films made it really hard back in the day. At least today we have very portable cameras that shoot high quality and can edit from our homes
@tomhurley9743 жыл бұрын
the music sets such a tragic tone that it hurts
@M1GarandMan30052 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the cuts made to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Though the film didn't suffer as bad as this one, it's heartbreaking the number of laughs and tears we could've had if the original 3 Hour and 40 Minute cut had been released alongside the Theatrical version. An injustice caused by big wigs in the film industry!!!
@mecongberlin3 жыл бұрын
The dollar movies? He topped them? Well we should not forget Once upon a time in the West! That is another true masterpiece in all aspects - script, acting, camera, score, costumes, sets, just everything.
@whatever45663 жыл бұрын
yes once upon a time in the west is way better than this one, even the dollar movies are better than once upon a time in america.
@DCI-Frank-Burnside Жыл бұрын
I used to watch the European cinematic release length version whenever Channel 4 showed it, as a KID. Loved every minute of it. Any film that can communicate its profundity to you as both a child and an adult is more than likely a poetic masterpiece.
@sixpakshaker883 жыл бұрын
Editing the film into chronological order was also done to the Godfather I & II into a special Complete Godfather. It did not make any sense either.
@JordanOrlando3 жыл бұрын
But at least that was Coppola doing it himself! (He regretted it later.) And it was never intended to supplant the free-standing movies; it was just "The Complete Novel for Television."
@johnkeeton81193 жыл бұрын
That was for TV.
@JordanOrlando3 жыл бұрын
@@johnkeeton8119 Exactly - my point is, the comparison isn't quite valid because the chronologically-edited Godfather was always intended as an alternative experiment, whereas the chronologically-edited OUATIA was supposed to replace and supplant Leone's version.
@ianaka34043 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite, even though it was the shortened version, hope to watch the original one day.
@wittggestein3 жыл бұрын
i love this movie. I got married and went to see this movie with my wife.
@clevermusicsham3 жыл бұрын
My favourite movie of all time, the story is Excellent and the music score well what can I say only it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand, just beautiful !! 👍
@richardmurphy90063 жыл бұрын
The phone ringing that always gets me
@Markinfilm3 жыл бұрын
When I was a young aspiring DP in LA I would go to the Formosa Cafe and hang out hoping I could meet anyone that could help me out. I met Tom Rolf and sat many times with him at the bar chatting away. Tom who was a legendary Hollywood editor told me this story. Tom was the editing consultant for the Ladd Company that had US rights to the film. Leone was behind on his delivery schedule and Alan Ladd Jr. sent Tom to Rome to see what the hold up was. Tom went and saw the cut of the film and called Ladd and told him it was perhaps one of the greatest films he had ever seen but the film ran 3:45. Ladd told him to cut it to 2:10 and Tom told Ladd that the only way that could work is if it was recut in sequential order, but it would destroy this piece of art. Ladd didn't give a shit, he wanted a film that ran no more than 2 hours and 10. Tom told me had never been more ashamed to work in the business than the day he turned in the Producers cut and destroyed a masterpiece.
@joemuscat53553 жыл бұрын
The movie was great, the music, unforgettable .
@johnruby1473 жыл бұрын
I tried for ages in the 90's to get a copy of this film with no luck , then a friend brought me a 2 Video box set back from America in 2000 , then on June 23 2003 , my Birthday the DVD extended edition was released in UK , so i got that , then when i lived in America i got the edition with the missing 20 minutes , It is one of the very few films that once you watch it , it stays with you forever . A true cinema Masterpiece
@thelordofdarkness1413 жыл бұрын
It simply is a master piece. The greatest movie made in my opinion
@rightfuljohnny3 жыл бұрын
This beautiful film, marinated throughout with a beautiful musical score, the betrayal of loved ones always breaks my heart and brings tears to my eyes.
@timmc84443 жыл бұрын
One of the last true classic movies
@vitodejesus16993 жыл бұрын
I would love to see this film and its original form like I did when I was young please let me know where I could buy this film thank you very much for your help with this matter
@arturkarpinski1643 жыл бұрын
Now, I never made a masterpiece but his story sounds similar to mine.
@stevenlangdon-griffiths2933 жыл бұрын
So quite correct. The film that enthrals cannot be measured in time. This film is a treasure
@buttonman62623 жыл бұрын
I tried to watch this film when I was 16 and was pretty disappointed. I might give it another go.
@stephendavies73553 жыл бұрын
Same. I've watched it a few times now, though. Let me tell you, it gets better with each viewing.
@billyleroy24653 ай бұрын
Great Review where do you find the "20 min work prints"?
@Riddingwithvivian3 жыл бұрын
The film is the equivalent of the Mona Lisa. It might be Sergio Leone's best work but he has so many including oh IDK the GTBATU...probably the best film ever made.
@markroberts8683 жыл бұрын
A cinematic tour de force that will never ever be bettered.Makes me sad that a studio would touch and mess with a masterpiece, like re touching the mona Lisa.
@rubenaerts72843 жыл бұрын
Still is a good movie though. Feels like poetry in motion, but it's really about some very nasty men, like the contrast and how they still make them feel very epic.
@1Cruzer4u3 жыл бұрын
Music always moved me. Remembering my youth similar life beginnings. Italian immigrants, poverty stricken neighborhood. All we had was each other we would gladly defend one another to the death. I remember all my friends who died much to young. All my family who died in their 40's. I listen to that music sadly I'm reminded it's now all gone. It will never be again. My heart actually aches when I hear the music.
@paulgrimm Жыл бұрын
A Masterpiece .I’d love to watch it again.❤.The music ,the romance ,the friendship of men .It had it all.
@Vercingetorix.Fantasia3 жыл бұрын
I've only ever seen the near 4 hour version . This and fences with wolves for me have the two best scores.
@mirazusta20023 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video about an excellent movie. Thank you Siddharth Prasath for posting!
@tshirt_3 жыл бұрын
the 3h49m version is the better version right? thats the one I've seen
@matteofranco78493 жыл бұрын
yes it is
@caturindrawananimation52883 жыл бұрын
4 hours and 10 minutes, even better version IMO
@matteofranco78493 жыл бұрын
@Brendan Milburn how can you see "c'era una volta in america" in the 2h 19 min version? it losts his power, his magic, the meaning of present past and future get lost
@caturindrawananimation52883 жыл бұрын
@Brendan Milburn It has been found 2 months ago, unfortunately... Here if you interested archive.org/details/once-upon-a-time-in-america-vhs
@cov92903 жыл бұрын
@Brendan Milburn was that the bad one
@ManCave19723 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite movies of all time, and after watching it you feel you’ve seen a lifetime. The haunting score is perfect and I don’t DeNiro has ever been better. Simply a beautiful film, that sometimes shows you horror. Between this and the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Leone ranks among the very greatest of all time.
@Gma000013 жыл бұрын
De Niro was better in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Godfather II. But , the movie is a masterpiece. And De Niro once again is phenomenal ...
@williamtell40943 жыл бұрын
One of me favourite films ever.
@conradharris28037 ай бұрын
I thought I was one of the few people who love this movie I absolutely love this movie for so many years it’s a pleasure seeing that people thought the same way and no way was it too long just perfect movie The music absolutely perfect just a great movie
@conradharris28037 ай бұрын
I thought again about this movie and rarely have I been moved like this but a movie or music and for people who love things like this check out Euge Groove ‘ Rain down on me’. A really beautiful piece of music must watch the video
@al16653 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this and thinking this is one of the greatest films ever made, and then getting to the end and being so disappointed with it. I need to watch the 6 hour version.
@mikegrand41813 жыл бұрын
The final shot is a clue to the true meaning of the film. It forces you to watch again and again to understand everything that Leone packed into this film.
@michaelngolding4783 жыл бұрын
It is one of my ten favourite films of the eighties. Wonderful.
@hollywooda1113 жыл бұрын
Sergio Leone died of a broken heart from what they did to his art....
@albundy7743 жыл бұрын
Wasn't Leone working on an epic WWII film at the time of his death ?.
@eliopetriccioli2567 Жыл бұрын
@@albundy774 Aveva iniziato una pagina di quaderno. Il film doveva intitolarsi "Leningrado". E' morto due giorni prima di partire per NewYork per firmare il contratto con il produttore.
@eliopetriccioli2567 Жыл бұрын
Leone ha sofferto molto per i tagli che hanno fatto alla sua opera, proprio nel paese in cui era ambientato il film. L'America
@albundy774 Жыл бұрын
@@eliopetriccioli2567 Was a terrible shame that Sergio Leone died before he could make "Leningrad". Luckily I'm from the UK and saw the full length theatrical cut of "Once Upon A Time In America" but it did suffer from some cuts at the time by the BBFC "British Board of Film Classification" for the rape scene.
@GO-mg7ft3 жыл бұрын
One famous director said that when studio asked him to shorten movie for a 30 minutes he was taken out the best scene and some more. But after 40 years despite cult movie status no studio was interested to put some money for restoration and for directors cut with deleted scenes.
@odeondanton3 жыл бұрын
The new version is not what leone wanted; it's a dvd seller release. Full of stuff that are useless. First the studio cut Leone's work. Then they put a lot of stuff that wasn't in his cut. Same error again, and again... The real version is the one that was released by Leone in Europe. Period.
@williamwoody76073 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand- was the complete 3.5 hour ever made available? Can I buy or download it somewhere?
@bobcobb36543 жыл бұрын
The 3 hour 47 minute version is the only version that was ever put on VHS, DVD, and digital streaming. A Blu ray came out last year that’s right at 4 hours.
@ToastersChannel3 жыл бұрын
6-hour cut? Let's do it
@RalphBarbagallo3 жыл бұрын
Why is this new expanded restored edition out of print? I hope it's because they are doing a 4k remaster. I got it a a few years ago but was surprised to find you can't get it anymore.
@aa11ct93 жыл бұрын
The movie that should have ended like 3 times before it actually ended.
@AB_Deck3 жыл бұрын
Like your life
@josephcamhi56763 жыл бұрын
I was lucky because I was studying in England when the film came out, so I got to see the full version in the theater. I didn't know there were cuts in that version, too.
@mrwinstonwolfe3 жыл бұрын
Who were more cruel, gangsters portrayed in the movie or the studio?