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Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
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Henry Fonda's familiar steadiness is used to make Frank's cruelty feel appallingly calm. Sergio Leone lets the audience's prior trust in the face do part of the work. This older reference point is a particularly clear case of screen history changing a performance's effect, with child murder making the disruption severe rather than merely mischievous.
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About Once Upon a Time in the West
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.