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Once Upon a Time in America – 1984
The epic crime movies where a specialty for Robert De Niro in his career, that’s why “Once Upon a Time in America” is another place where the actor could perfect his mafia character, this time changing the scene and the influences.
This is another guide to crime movies because now De Niro, playing beside other actors like James Woods and Joe Pesci, is featured like the young Jewish kid who makes a pact with his friends to become powerful by all means.
Pictured on three levels the most important one is the one where De Niro, who plays Noodles, is active in crime hits with his partners from childhood.
If the film debuted with a total of 229 minutes of violent scenes, due to other considerations it was cut in several places to be distributed in the United States to cinemas in the 139 minute format.
The film received a 8.4 score on IMDB and after almost 30 years it was restored in its almost original form that director Sergio Leone made in 1984.
With an original length of 269 minutes, the movie had restored 251 minutes and was taken off the market in 2012 to be completed.
This movie is by far one of the best Robert De Niro movies due to another mobster interpretation of the Hollywood giant who again managed to be the leading role in one of the best crime and mafia movies.
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