Once Upon a Time in America

Crime, passion and lust for power.

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.

Released	23 May 1984
Genres	Drama, Crime
Runtime	3 hours, 49 minutes
Countries	United States of America, Italy

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Because I love the epic history, and that kind of movies is the most important epic history that I have seen.

Paolo Sorrentino

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A film about time and regret. … I lost sense of time, and I was living within the film. It was fantastic.

Steve McQueen

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Cast

Robert De Niro

David 'Noodles' Aaronson

James Woods

Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

Elizabeth McGovern

Deborah Gelly

Treat Williams

James Conway O'Donnell

Tuesday Weld

Carol

Joe Pesci

Frankie Monaldi

Burt Young

Joe

James Hayden

Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg

William Forsythe

Philip 'Cockeye' Stein

Larry Rapp

'Fat' Moe Gelly

Amy Ryder

Peggy

Scott Schutzman Tiler

Young Noodles

Rusty Jacobs

Young Max / David Bailey

Jennifer Connelly

Young Deborah

Brian Bloom

Young Patsy

Adrian Curran

Young Cockeye

Mike Monetti

Young 'Fat' Moe Gelly

Noah Moazezi

Dominic

James Russo

Bugsy

Darlanne Fluegel

Eve

Danny Aiello

Police Chief Vincent Aiello

Richard Bright

Chicken Joe

Frank Gio

Beefy

Ray Dittrich

Trigger

Mario Brega

Mandy

Julie Cohen

Young Peggy

Richard Foronjy

Officer Whitey

Olga Karlatos

Woman in the Puppet Theatre

Clem Caserta

Al Capuano

Frank Sisto

Fred Capuano

Jerry Strivelli

Johnny Capuano

Mike Gendel

Irving Gold

Sandra Solberg

Friend of Young Deborah

Margherita Pace

Young Deborah (Double)

Paul Herman

Monkey

Bruno Iannone

Thug

Bruno Bilotta

Chinese Theater Spectator (uncredited)

Angelo Florio

Willie the Ape

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Max's Mother

Gerard Murphy

Crowning

Dutch Miller

Van Linden

Robert Harper

Sharkey

Karen Shallo

Mrs. Aiello

Frankie Caserta

Bugsy's Gang

Joey Marzella

Bugsy's Gang

Marvin Scott

Interviewer

Ann Neville

Girl in Coffin

Joey Faye

Adorable Old Man

Linda Ipanema

Nurse Thompson

Tandy Cronyn

Reporter 1

Richard Zobel

Reporter 2

Baxter Harris

Reporter 3

Arnon Milchan

Chauffeur

Marty Licata

Cemetery Caretaker

Estelle Harris

Peggy's Mother

Gerritt Debeer

Drunk

Alexander Godfrey

Newstand Man

Cliff Cudney

Mounted Policeman

Paul Farentino

2nd Mounted Policeman

Bruce Bahrenburg

Sgt. P. Halloran

Mort Freeman

Street Singer

Massimo Liti

Young Macrò

Jay Zeely

Foreman

Salvatore Billa

One of Beefy's Thugs (uncredited)

Greg Anthony

Bar Room Patron (uncredited)

Scott Coffey

Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)

Matteo Cafiso

Boy in Park (uncredited)

Nunzio Giuliani

Speakeasy Drum Player (uncredited)

Nelson Camp

Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)

Dario Iori

Speakeasy Banjo Player (uncredited)

Ole Jorgensen

Speakeasy Percussionist (uncredited)

Francesca Leone

David Bailey's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Chuck Low

Deborah Gelly's Father (uncredited)

Ron Nummi

Waiter (uncredited)

Ryan Paris

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Nicola Roberto

Speakeasy Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Gianni Sanjust

Speakeasy Clarinet Player (uncredited)

Alex Serra

Speakeasy Vocalist (uncredited)

Susan Spafford

Nurse (uncredited)

Mark Frazer

Pimp (uncredited)

Maria Pia Monicelli

Prostitute (uncredited)

Claudio Mancini

Syndacalist (uncredited)

Rossana Canghiari

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

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