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Crime, passion and lust for power. - Once Upon a Time in America
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Title: Once Upon a Time in America

Release Date: 23 May 1984

Runtime: 3h 49m

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Embassy International Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, PSO

Production Companies: Embassy International Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, PSO

Overview: A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.4 (5459 votes)

Cast

  • David 'Noodles' Aaronson: Robert De Niro
  • Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz: James Woods
  • Deborah Gelly: Elizabeth McGovern
  • James Conway O'Donnell: Treat Williams
  • Carol: Tuesday Weld
  • Frankie Monaldi: Joe Pesci
  • Joe: Burt Young
  • Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg: James Hayden
  • Philip 'Cockeye' Stein: William Forsythe
  • 'Fat' Moe Gelly: Larry Rapp
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