Scorsese worships him. Tarantino talks. But who's the REAL godfather of epic cinema?
A short documentary based on Sergio Leone's life and career, and the making of the film "Once Upon a Time in America."
Direction
Howard Hill packs decades into 20 tight minutes
Production
Rare archival footage of Leone's actual sets
Director
Howard Hill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Leone spent over a decade trying to make this film, financing it partly through his own profits from the Dollars trilogy—essentially betting his entire career on one 229-minute gamble.
The 84-minute butchered theatrical cut that tanked in 1984 was so hated by Leone he reportedly never watched it; he died in 1989, never seeing his full vision properly released.
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