For a Few Dollars More
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Once Upon a Time in the West
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About 1968 film by Sergio Leone
Genres drama, Western, action, Spaghetti Western, epic, melodrama, flashback
Directed by Sergio Leone
Written by Sergio Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, Dario Argento, Sergio Donati
Starring Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Sergio Leone, Jason Robards, Robert Hossein, Gabriele Ferzetti, Jack Elam
Music Ennio Morricone
Runtime 171 min
Country United States, Italy
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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