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Once Upon a Time in America

Crime, passion and lust for power.

19842h 19mNo ratings yet
  • Drama
  • Crime

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

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

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 23, 1984
Original language
English
Spoken languages
english, french, hebrew, italian, yiddish
Countries
United States of America, Italy
Budget
$30,000,000
Revenue
$5,500,000
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