Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Release: May 23, 1984 | Runtime: 3h 49m | Rating: 8.4
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.
Crime, passion and lust for power.
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Main cast
- Robert De Niro as David 'Noodles' Aaronson
- James Woods as Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
- Elizabeth McGovern as Deborah Gelly
- Treat Williams as James Conway O'Donnell
- Tuesday Weld as Carol
- Joe Pesci as Frankie Monaldi
- Burt Young as Joe
- James Hayden as Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg
- William Forsythe as Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
- Larry Rapp as 'Fat' Moe Gelly
- Amy Ryder as Peggy
- Scott Schutzman Tiler as Young Noodles
- Rusty Jacobs as Young Max / David Bailey
- Jennifer Connelly as Young Deborah
- Brian Bloom as Young Patsy
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What is Once Upon a Time in America about?
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.
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