Once Upon a Time in America trivia
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Turning down The Godfather to make Once Upon a Time in America, what 'Spaghetti Western' pioneer directed this 1984 epic?
Sergio Leone spent over a decade developing this Jewish mob epic, having rejected The Godfather because he felt it glorified the Mafia.
Played live on the Once Upon a Time in America set, the score was penned by what composer of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?
Ennio Morricone completed the soundtrack years before production began, using evocative pan flutes that became as iconic as his whistling western themes.
American distributors notoriously recut the crime epic Once Upon a Time in America to change what feature?
The studio slashed the 229-minute epic down to 139 minutes and rearranged scenes into chronological order, resulting in a critical and commercial flop.
Director Sergio Leone played the score for Once Upon a Time in America on set during filming to do what?
By broadcasting the melancholy music over loudspeakers, Leone helped stars like Robert De Niro match their physical performances to the mood of the scene.
The US distributor re-edited Once Upon a Time in America to force what major structural change?
Sergio Leone originally utilized a complex flashback structure for his 229-minute crime epic. The drastically shortened, chronological US cut was a commercial disaster.