Once upon a time in America

Resource Information

The work Once upon a time in America represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Once upon a time in America

Statement of responsibility

Regency ; Ladd Company ; Embassy International Pictures ; Arnon Milchan presents a film by Sergio Leone ; produced by Arnon Milchan ; directed by Sergio Leone

Contributor

• Embassy International Pictures
• Embassy International Pictures
• Ladd Company
• Ladd Company
• Regency Enterprises
• Regency Enterprises
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• De Niro, Robert
• De Niro, Robert
• Grey, Harry, -1982
• Leone, Sergio, 1929-1989
• Leone, Sergio, 1929-1989
• McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961-
• McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961-
• Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
• Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
• Morricone, Ennio
• Morricone, Ennio
• Pesci, Joe
• Pesci, Joe
• Weld, Tuesday, 1943-
• Weld, Tuesday, 1943-
• Williams, Treat
• Williams, Treat
• Woods, James, 1947-
• Woods, James, 1947-
• Young, Burt
• Young, Burt

Subject

• Crime -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Crime -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Criminals -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Criminals -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Drama
• Drama
• Feature films -- United States
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Gangster films
• Gangster films
• Gangsters -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Gangsters -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Jewish criminals -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Jewish criminals -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Jews -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Jews -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Mafia -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Mafia -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Video recordings
• Video recordings

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Gangster films
• Video recordings

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

An epic tale of the lives of two New York gangsters from the period of the early 1900's through prohibition, and climaxing in their subsequent reunion in the 1960's. Friends from childhood, they entered a life of crime together that inevitably led to tragedy and death

Cataloging source

FGM

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Screenplay by Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone ; executive producer, Claudio Mancini ; editor, Nino Baragli ; director of photography, Tonino Delli Colli ; music, Ennio Morricone

Language note

In English or French soundtracks ; optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish

PerformerNote

Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld, Treat Williams, Danny Aiello

Runtime

229

Technique

live action