Once Upon a Time in the West - (Leone;1968;Italy) - ****
A widow is in the midst of violence between land grabbers, a stranger seeking revenge, and a falsely accused criminal.
Seeing this again has blown me away. For some reason I now appreciate it more. In fact, I feel stupid not putting this ahead of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly in terms of greatness. Morricone's scores for each character are some of the best. The characters themselves have extremely well written dimensions. The cinematography is beautiful, especially the wagon trip. The film has a depth that beats all of Leone's films except [i]Once upon a Time in America. Excellent story, great actors, and a classic. The greatest western ever.
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1) Once Upon a Time in America
2) Once Upon a Time in the West
3) The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
4) For a Few Dollars More
5) A Fistful of Dollars