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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Drama Crime

Crime, passion and lust for power.

Release Date: 1984, May 23
Directors: Sergio Leone
Countries: Italy, United States of America
Production: Embassy International Pictures, PSO, The Ladd Company, Rafran Cinematografica
Cast: Richard Bright, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Connelly, Scott Coffey, Joe Pesci, Chuck Low, Clem Caserta, Paul Herman, Danny Aiello, Bruno Bilotta, Mario Brega, James Russo

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.

Keywords:

new york city based on novel or book murder gangster torture 1930s corruption memory regret 1960s aggressive 1920s rape sexual abuse street gang lovesickness life and death prohibition era sadistic money laundering opium mafia boss jewish american brooklyn bridge childhood friends