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Once Upon a Time in America

Complex gangster epic tracing the rise of organised crime in America. An old man returns to New York after years in exile and reminisces about his life as a hoodlum.

Complex gangster epic spanning five decades, tracing the rise of organised crime in America as an old man returns to New York after years in exile and reminisces about his life as a hoodlum. The story begins with a group of boys growing up in a world where racketeering is rife, and friendship, betrayal, love and death loom large in their young lives.

3 hours, 47 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Jan 200722:00

Credits

RoleContributor
ActorRobert De Niro
DirectorSergio Leone
ActorJames Woods
ActorElizabeth McGovern
ActorTuesday Weld
ActorBurt Young
ActorTreat Williams

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