Once Upon a Time in America

May 23, 1984

3h 49m

★ 8.4

Crime, passion and lust for power.

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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Embassy International Pictures

PSO

The Ladd Company

Rafran Cinematografica

Once Upon a Time in America Trailers

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

Peggy

Amy Ryder

Young Noodles

Scott Schutzman Tiler

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