C'era una volta in America

Titolo originale: Once Upon a Time in America
Regia: Sergio Leone |
Anno: 1984
Origine: United States of America | Italy |
Generi: Dramma Crime
Tag: epic | new york city | regret | lovesickness | rape | life and death | sexual abuse | street gang | corruption | based on novel or book | prohibition era | gangster | sadistic | money laundering | opium | mafia boss | murder | memory | jewish american | torture | brooklyn bridge | childhood friends | nostalgic | aggressive | 1920s | 1960s | 1930s |
Cast: Robert De Niro | James Woods | Elizabeth McGovern | Treat Williams | Tuesday Weld | Joe Pesci | Burt Young | James Hayden | William Forsythe | Larry Rapp | Amy Ryder | Scott Schutzman Tiler | Rusty Jacobs | Jennifer Connelly | Brian Bloom | Adrian Curran | Mike Monetti | Noah Moazezi | James Russo | Darlanne Fluegel | Danny Aiello | Richard Bright | Frank Gio | Ray Dittrich | Mario Brega | Julie Cohen | Richard Foronjy | Olga Karlatos | Clem Caserta | Frank Sisto | Jerry Strivelli | Mike Gendel | Sandra Solberg | Margherita Pace | Paul Herman | Bruno Iannone | Bruno Bilotta | Angelo Florio | Marcia Jean Kurtz | Gerard Murphy | Dutch Miller | Robert Harper | Karen Shallo | Frankie Caserta | Joey Marzella | Marvin Scott | Ann Neville | Joey Faye | Linda Ipanema | Tandy Cronyn | Richard Zobel | Baxter Harris | Arnon Milchan | Marty Licata | Estelle Harris | Gerritt Debeer | Alexander Godfrey | Cliff Cudney | Paul Farentino | Bruce Bahrenburg | Mort Freeman | Massimo Liti | Jay Zeely | Salvatore Billa | Scott Coffey | Marco Stefanelli | Matteo Cafiso | Nunzio Giuliani | Nelson Camp | Dario Iori | Ole Jorgensen | Francesca Leone | Chuck Low | Ron Nummi | Ryan Paris | Nicola Roberto | Gianni Sanjust | Alex Serra | Susan Spafford | Mark Frazer | Maria Pia Monicelli | Claudio Mancini | Rossana Canghiari |

Il quartiere ebraico della New York anni '20 costituisce il campo delle gesta di una piccola banda di ragazzini. Li capeggiano Max e Noodles, la strada è il loro regno per scippi, furterelli, ricatti al poliziotto di zona e così via. Ma i ragazzi crescono, e l'epoca del proibizionismo incalza...

Frasi

Noodles: Who is Secretary Bailey? Deborah Gelly [...] D
Deborah Gelly: Age can wither me, Noodles. We're [...] D
Sharkey: [O'Donnell has been shot in the leg by [...] D
Officer 'Fartface' Whitey: Okay, boys, we're eve [...] D
[in 1931, Noodles meets Fat Moe] Noodles: Fat M [...] D
Noodles: Why'd you ask me to come here, Mr. Bail [...] D
Max: You know, I've been watching you all night, [...] D
Deborah Gelly: Why do you want to see me? Noodl [...] D
Chicken Joe: [as he and another thug are torturi [...] D
Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg: [Patsy and Max have Cr [...] D
Peggy: Come on, let's see if you can guess who i [...] D
[after switching Aiello's baby boy] Max: So? N [...] D
Noodles: I always thought you might have helped [...] D
Max: Ladies and gents, I drink to the demise of [...] D
Beefy: [beating up Moe] Who you protecting, you [...] D
[Max shows Noodles his latest purchase] Noodles [...] D
[Deborah cleans up the bar while the rest of the [...] D
[Noodles runs into Moe as he is carrying a pile [...] D
[at a restaurant] Noodles: You wanted a place b [...] D
Young Max: From here on, we establish the shared [...] D
[In 1968, Noodles notices a picture] Noodles: W [...] D
Noodles: How's your sister? Fat Moe: I ain't se [...] D
Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg: Hey, Noodles, get a lo [...] D
[Noodles finds Fat Moe tied up] Fat Moe: Noodle [...] D
Noodles: What does Bailey want from me? Deborah [...] D
[about Deborah] Young Noodles: She don't leave [...] D
[Deborah orders her maid Margo to leave her alon [...] D
[in 1968, Noodles meets Fat Moe] Noodles: I bro [...] D
Police Chief Aiello: Find my son, or I'll burn d [...] D
Deborah Gelly: Noodles... you're the only person [...] D
Joe Minaldi: [inspecting diamonds through a loup [...] D
Young Noodles: You'll put up, and you'll shut up [...] D
[changing his baby son's diaper] Police Chief A [...] D
Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg: You know what? You kno [...] D
[regarding the mausoleum that has been built for [...] D
Young Noodles: Who're YOU calling a cockroach? [...] D
[Max interrupts Noodles passionately kissing Deb [...] D
Noodles: We gotta reorganize, Max. And I got a c [...] D
Sgt. P. Halloran: Sergeant Halloran. Hello. Who' [...] D
[Noodles is raping Carol] Max: We're going, you [...] D
Young Peggy: [to Noodles] Bring me a charlotte r [...] D
Dominic: Bugsy's coming! Run! D
[after Joe is executed] Max: You okay? Noodles [...] D
[Peggy introduces the gang to Carol] Peggy: You [...] D
Carol: Max made fools of us, Noodles! He wanted [...] D
Noodles: You've been around. Where'd you learn t [...] D
[watching a TV news broadcast about the Bailey S [...] D
Max: Holy shit! Noodles! Noodles! Come here, com [...] D
Max: While you were on vacation, we were working [...] D
[Patsy meets Peggy] Young Peggy: What do you wa [...] D
Noodles: Well, at least you recognized me. That' [...] D
[Before Max's grand robbery] Noodles: I'm gonna [...] D
[a romantic moment between Noodles and Deborah i [...] D
[last words] Dominic: [shot by Bugsy] Noodles.. [...] D
Max: You'll be carrying the stink of the streets [...] D
Noodles: Let's go for a swim... [accelerates th [...] D
Deborah Gelly: You dancing? Noodles: You asking [...] D
[Noodles meets a young man, the spitting image o [...] D
Bugsy: [Bugsy and his gang have beaten Noodles a [...] D
[first lines] [In 1933, three goons question a [...] D
[Noodles gives Moe a letter to read] Fat Moe: W [...] D
[Noodles is spying on Deborah as she dances] Yo [...] D
[last lines] Secretary Bailey: [checking his po [...] D
Noodles: I'm not interested in friends from thos [...] D
Bercovicz & Co. hearse: Why go on living when we [...] D
Noodles: [to Deborah] There were two things I co [...] D
[in 1931, Noodles meets Deborah] Deborah Gelly: [...] D
Deborah Gelly: I'm leaving tomorrow to go to Hol [...] D
[as Deborah dances to a record of "Amapola", she [...] D
Noodles: It's true I have killed people, Mr. Bai [...] D
[Chief Aiello's son is missing and he gets a cal [...] D
Police Chief Aiello: I'm the chief of police, no [...] D
Frankie Minaldi: Hey, Joe, tell these guys the s [...] D
Sharkey: You boys got yourself a real martyr for [...] D
Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg: Let's talk to her... [...] D
[Noodles meets Fat Moe after raping his sister D [...] D
[In 1968, Noodles meets a familiar figure in hea [...] D
Young Peggy: [being groped by Noodles] You bette [...] D
[Prohibition is repealed] Noodles: Hey, Maxie. [...] D
Noodles: To keep from going crazy, you have to c [...] D
Deborah Gelly: Where were you? Noodles: I was o [...] D
Carol: Hit me! Noodles: What, are you crazy? [...] D
Fat Moe: When did you get back? Noodles: Today. [...] D
Young Patsy: Hey, stop by for you later! Young [...] D
Deborah Gelly: There's an exit back this way. No [...] D
James Conway O'Donnell: Who are you? Who's payin [...] D
[In 1931, Max greets Noodles, who has just gotte [...] D
Secretary Bailey: Sit down, Noodles. Make yourse [...] D
[In 1931, Max picks up a just-released Noodles i [...] D
[about Max's Reserve Bank job] Carol: What chan [...] D
Frankie Minaldi: [introducing the gang to Joe] H [...] D
Young Deborah: [to Noodles, reading the Torah] " [...] D
[In 1932, Noodles takes Deborah out to dinner] [...] D
Fat Moe: [winding up a clock] What do you think? [...] D
Carol: [looking at Noodles] Why don't we make it [...] D