ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984)

Once Upon a Time in America is an epic crime tale about two teenage friends, Noodles (Robert De Niro) and Max (James Woods), and their companionship which is surrounded by deceit and murder.  Max and Noodle meet each other in the early years of 1900, and their friendship takes them through a dynasty of crime.  In this dynasty they have committed themselves to each other in a pact where they will share all the profits, which blossom throughout the prohibition.  But like all tales, this tale must seek its impeding end as it leads the audience toward an ending similar to that of many Greek classics.

DIRECTED BY

Sergio Leone

COUNTRY

USA / Italy

REVIEWED
7/25/2003
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