Once Upon a Time in America

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.

Cast

Robert De Niro

as Noodles

James Woods

as Max

Elizabeth McGovern

as Deborah

Joe Pesci

as Frankie

Burt Young

as Joe

Tuesday Weld

as Carol

Treat Williams

as Jimmy O'Donnell

Danny Aiello

as Police Chief Aiello

Richard Bright

as Chicken Joe

James Hayden

as Patsy

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Stereotypical Sergio Leone film with endless waitings and sight crossings. One of the performances that made Robert de Niro de actor he is and an interesting way of telling a story and the evolution of America during the years of the alcohol prohibition....

Filipe Manuel Neto

**It's an excellent film, which proves the importance of good post-production, and how bad editing can ruin the whole thing.** There are certain films that impress us so much when we see them that we are really surprised when we discover how ignored they were by the great awards. This film is one...

CinemaSerf

Told by way of a really potent (and well scored by Morricone) retrospective, this sits us down and takes us through a forty year period in the life of the now down-at-heel "Noodles" (Robert De Niro) and of the development of the city of New York. The contents of an old briefcase serve as an aide mem...

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