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Films of Sergio Leone => Once Upon A Time In America => Topic started by: KevinJCBJK on December 23, 2007, 03:11:41 PM

Title: This film could have been 6 hours long
Post by: KevinJCBJK on December 23, 2007, 03:11:41 PM

And still watchable. Leone's films are so beautifully edited. It's a shame we don't see the version Leone wanted.

Title: Re: This film could have been 6 hours long
Post by: UNKNOWN Next to Arch Stanton on January 30, 2012, 09:03:54 PM

Supposedly, it had more than 10 hours of film shot!

Title: Re: This film could have been 6 hours long
Post by: titoli on May 19, 2012, 10:52:21 AM

In the voiceover of a video with excerpts from the restored scenes, it is said that the first editing was 10h long. Then Leone cut it to 6h to be distributed in two parts.

Title: Re: This film could have been 6 hours long
Post by: Senza on February 24, 2013, 12:44:54 AM

For every Leone film that I've seen that has been cut down - DYS, TGTBTU, OUATIA, the deleted scenes only made it better for me. If they find any more deleted scenes for any of these movies, they will only add to the experience for me.