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''Once Upon A Time In America'' (also known as ''C'era Una Volta In America'') is a 1984 crime film directed by [[Sergio Leone]], loosely based on the novel ''The Hoods'' by Harry Grey, starring [[Robert De Niro]], James Woods, and Elizabeth McGovern. The film centres around a Jewish-American gangster, David "Noodles" Aaronson, spanning five decades (and nearly four hours), and is framed as an elaborate flashback sequence.

* [[Opium Den]]

* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Between Max and Noodles, with their neighborhood buddies Cockeye and Patsy as a four-man mob squad. Arguably the theme of the movie:

* [[Rape as Drama]]: {{spoiler|When you think that Noodles has proven to Deborah that he's a more than just a cheap hood, too.}}

* [[Re Cut]]: The film was recut so much for its first release in America that Sergio Leone was left heartbroken because of it, and never made another film.