Once Upon A Time In The West (1969) Henry Fonda Frank Claudia Cardinale Jill McBain Jason Robards Cheyenne Charles Bronson Harmonica Frank Wolff McBain Gabriele Ferzetti Morton Keenan Wynn Sheriff Paolo Stoppa Sam Marco Zuanelli Wobbles Lionel Stander Barman Jack Elam Knuckles John Frederick (II) Member of Frank's Gang Woody Strode Stony Enzio Santianello Timmy Directed by: Sergio Leone Produced by: Bino Cicogna, Fulvio Morsella A woman returns to her ranch out west to find her husband has been killed by a band of outlaws who want the railroad-valuable land. A brooding, young cowboy steps in to stop them. ========== Story of a young woman, Mrs. McBain, who moves from New Orleans to frontier Utah, on the very edge of the American West. She arrives to find her new husband and family slaughtered, but by who? The prime suspect, coffee-lover Cheyenne, befriends her and offers to go after the real killer, assassin gang leader Frank, in her honor. He is accompanied by Harmonica on his quest to get even. Get-rich-quick subplots and intricate character histories intertwine with such artistic flair that this could in fact be the movie-to-end-all-movies. ========== The sprawling railways are reaching the far-west, and somewhere along its way, in a small border town, the paths of the four main characters are going to cross and clash: a young woman looking for a fresh start; an outlaw on the run accused of a crime (this time) he didn't commit; a ruthless killer on the payroll of the railroad tycoon; and a mysterious man with no name who plays a couple of sad chords on a harmonica... and a couple of "Bangs!" on a revolver. ========== A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad in this long frontier epic. Mysterious pasts and the strength of loyalties is explored amid lightning fast gun battles and stylish vistas. ========== Frank, a gunslinger, is hired by the powerful owner of a railroad conglomerate to kill anyone who derails the project. But Frank contends with the wrong person when he murders Brett, a landowner. After his death, Brett's wife demands revenge, hiring 2 renegades to go after Frank.