Comments on: How ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ Became Sergio Leone’s Butchered Swan Song https://cinephiliabeyond.org/once-upon-a-time-in-america/ Films and Filmmaking Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Robert De Niro’s 10 Most Terrifying Performances, Ranked - NLWBD24 Movies https://cinephiliabeyond.org/once-upon-a-time-in-america/#comment-2167 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 21:02:04 +0000 https://cinephiliabeyond.org/?p=39970#comment-2167 […] Noodles is a vile and despicable character who commits a string of atrocious crimes throughout Once Upon a Time in America, and what makes this De Niro performance so special is that he was able to persuade director Sergio Leone to allow him to play the character in both his 20s and his 60s, after Leone was originally looking at two separate actors for the roles. The filming itslef to place over a staggering 10 years. […]

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