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  • @BoxofficeMoviesScenes
    @BoxofficeMoviesScenes  Рік тому +306

    Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?

    • @truefilm6991
      @truefilm6991 Рік тому +44

      Off the charts. One of the best, if not THE best, scenes of any movie ever.

    • @tomzaiko6401
      @tomzaiko6401 Рік тому +28

      More than a 10 in my opinion. A true masterpiece that I wish would be shown again in the theaters. It doesn't get any better than Leone.

    • @gotinogaden
      @gotinogaden Рік тому +12

      I'd give it 4,970/10.

    • @goldenhistory2429
      @goldenhistory2429 Рік тому +9

      best best best

    • @goldenhistory2429
      @goldenhistory2429 Рік тому +6

      close to reality

  • @antonioalvarez6404
    @antonioalvarez6404 Місяць тому +66

    At the end of the movie, everything falls into place. What a masterpiece. This the greatest western of all time.

  • @Atombender
    @Atombender 8 місяців тому +166

    Fonda being cast as the ruthless villain was completely against type, another deliberate move by Leone that paid off well. Absolutely brilliant acting.

    • @willcopeland275
      @willcopeland275 5 місяців тому +2

      His only role as villain I think

    • @STP43FAN1
      @STP43FAN1 3 місяці тому +1

      Not only role - Firecreek with James Stewart also - but a rarity nonetheless

    • @jameswitt605
      @jameswitt605 28 днів тому

      This was actually on of Fonda's favorite parts, he said being able to play a full out murdering bastard was one of his most enjoyable movie making experiences.

    • @SenseiDenax
      @SenseiDenax 14 днів тому

      Personally i never saw any other movie from Fonda so for me in my head he's just a villain actor, especially since his performance is legendary it's hard for me to imagine him playing a good guy.

  • @rajaomar7092
    @rajaomar7092 Місяць тому +40

    1 second of action. 7 minutes of pure art.

  • @modsquad20
    @modsquad20 7 місяців тому +32

    Fonda's reaction to being shot is one of favourite moments of acting, from anything.

  • @jimiheys7864
    @jimiheys7864 Рік тому +420

    Bronson & Fonda , two movie legends doing minimalism to perfection. 10/10

    • @kathleenmann7311
      @kathleenmann7311 11 місяців тому +6

      BRAVO 👏

    • @yblackburn6829
      @yblackburn6829 10 місяців тому +3

      Magnifique 👌

    • @hugowilliams1988
      @hugowilliams1988 5 місяців тому +3

      Jason Robards is also in it.

    • @STP43FAN1
      @STP43FAN1 4 місяці тому +2

      Not just that but Henry Fonda in a role nobody would ever associate with him - as a complete monster whose death we still find ourselves regretting despite knowing what he is - and nailing it

    • @allws9683
      @allws9683 2 місяці тому +2

      Claudia Cardinale, made quite some impression too..

  • @Shoobee63
    @Shoobee63 Рік тому +343

    Charles Bronson was not the original choice, Sergio Leone approached Clint Eastwood to play the role of Harmonica, but Eastwood wanted to explore different venues and become a filmmaker himself. Today, it's impossible to think of anyone but Bronson in the role.

    • @juerv1
      @juerv1 Рік тому +35

      I just can't imagine Clint playing a harmonica. Honestly, the very idea is just ridiculous. Only Charles could play the harmonica. The legendary melody and his supernatural appearance are a perfect match. Here in Germany everyone knows the melody as "the song of death".

    • @Shoobee63
      @Shoobee63 Рік тому +22

      @@juerv1 if only Sergio Leone knew how far and how much his work was appreciated :-)

    • @visanion1361
      @visanion1361 10 місяців тому +13

      Bullshit!!!!he wanted bronson or coburn tor the dollars trilogy!!!!Leone said Bronson was the best actor he ever worked with!!!!true professional!!!you talking bullshit my friend!!!to be honest i dont like Eastwood that much.....Bronson is waaay better mainly because before blowing off he slaved away for 15 years without being the leading man!

    • @scottblakey1603
      @scottblakey1603 10 місяців тому +15

      You have it backwards. Charles Bronson turned down the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the first spaghetti western because he said there weren't enough lines. Clint Eastwood got the role and became a huge movie star. Bronson was late to the genre and regretted it. Clint started his own production company and then became an Oscar winning director. Check the dates on when the movies came out.

    • @jimedge8301
      @jimedge8301 9 місяців тому

      @@visanion1361 look who the bullshitter is ,you 🤡 don't know what your talking about

  • @kingkobra1956
    @kingkobra1956 Рік тому +418

    This was the best showdown ever filmed. The drama, the suspense, the score. Truly a masterpiece.

    • @marklee9413
      @marklee9413 Рік тому +12

      I've watched a lot of westerns from being a kid to an adult and this one definitely has to be the best. The drama and suspense are fantastic. One of Henry Fondas best. Charles Bronson is cold and Jason Robards is awesome.

    • @erepsekahs
      @erepsekahs Рік тому +2

      Ahem.

    • @gordonhamilton727
      @gordonhamilton727 Рік тому +4

      "So your Jack Wilson",
      "What’s that mean to you Shane?",
      "I've heard about you",
      "What have you heard Shane?"
      "That you're a low down Yankee liar",
      "Prove it.........."

    • @poom641
      @poom641 Рік тому +9

      I must admit i preferred ''the good , the bad, and the ugly'' ending best.

    • @thebiggianthead8364
      @thebiggianthead8364 11 місяців тому +3

      @@poom641 - Me too. But if I was asked to name the ones I can remember clearly (and it's 4), they all had Morricone music in the background and this is one of them.

  • @IntronTVchannel
    @IntronTVchannel Рік тому +424

    REVENGE has never had a more powerful, determined and cold-blooded face, than Charles Bronson's

    • @lynnieadams3070
      @lynnieadams3070 Рік тому +3

      Amen

    • @muthup480
      @muthup480 Рік тому +3

      Well Defined

    • @nassiglutt6587
      @nassiglutt6587 Рік тому +4

      And Terence hill make you smile ok

    • @matty8952
      @matty8952 Рік тому +1

      Isn’t he in jail?
      To those of you who don’t understand, this is a joke.

    • @rongvang6037
      @rongvang6037 Рік тому +3

      The irony here is that harmonica does not have anger on his face. and I really disagree with your statement altogether i.e. it was Henry Fonda's character and face killing the whole family and the little boy that would fit your description and statement here.

  • @patwiggins6969
    @patwiggins6969 10 місяців тому +119

    Henry Fonda changed his whole soul for this movie. Those eyes! From angelic baby blues to the most evil you will ever see. Great actor!

    • @EmilyCarmean-nu6qm
      @EmilyCarmean-nu6qm 8 місяців тому +7

      A legend.

    • @STP43FAN1
      @STP43FAN1 4 місяці тому +2

      Even more, when he dies in the film we STILL wind up feeling guilty about it

    • @HumphreyHorsehead
      @HumphreyHorsehead 2 місяці тому

      No one knows what its like to be the bad man, to be the sad man, behind blue eyes.

    • @michaelgibson4705
      @michaelgibson4705 18 днів тому +2

      Fonda auditioned with brown contact lens in.But Leone said no he wanted people to say Jesus that’s Henry Fonda playing the villain

  • @ML-dz5ix
    @ML-dz5ix 9 місяців тому +13

    Once Upon a Time in the West is an opera on film. A perfect, timeless opera.

  • @kn1ght722
    @kn1ght722 Рік тому +285

    What seals the deal for me on this being one of if not the best western duel is how the music ties in with the scene because of the harmonica, it's all so beautifully intertwined into the whole movie. We hear the harmonica theme and catch glimpses of his brothers hanging throughout the movie but never a clear picture. We are left wondering until this final duel, where we finally get the full story and realize just how important the harmonica was the entire time. He gets to avenge his brothers death and by leaving the harmonica where it belongs, he can finally move on.

    • @davidparry5093
      @davidparry5093 Рік тому +8

      Long takes of staring eyes searching for the first to the draw. Incredibly suspense.

    • @garthlyon
      @garthlyon Рік тому +8

      Sergio Leone had the music played on-set, so that their movements were choregraphed operatically (well both were Italian) to the music.

    • @edgaraquino2324
      @edgaraquino2324 10 місяців тому +7

      The best part was the horror on Fonda's face when he realizes who got him & why....

  • @anthonymartinez4892
    @anthonymartinez4892 4 місяці тому +11

    Amazing how the eyes tell the whole story, what a MASTERPIECE!

  • @EricBarbman
    @EricBarbman 11 місяців тому +43

    That hanging wide shot at 3:47 is amazing, with everyone included inside the arch. It's the painting of an immense master.

    • @slashgg1501
      @slashgg1501 9 днів тому

      Well said...this is a detail that escapes the majority of viewers of the movie,bravo

  • @MeJamesah
    @MeJamesah 11 місяців тому +75

    This was one of my father's favorite movies. He loved all the spaghetti westerns. I watched this so many times growing up, I remember him telling me about the first time he saw it in the threater. Now, when I see these, I can only think of my father as a young teenager in the movies smiling. Miss you dad

    • @samsingh3753
      @samsingh3753 5 місяців тому +3

      Beautiful story ,,,we 3 brother's watched this flim with our dad in the 70s 😊

    • @TheZumph
      @TheZumph Місяць тому +2

      May your kids remember you the same way

    • @bermudez8789
      @bermudez8789 День тому

      Same here, partner. I bonded with my old man over westerns. May he rest in peace.

  • @ianpalmer4840
    @ianpalmer4840 Рік тому +455

    Definitely a 10. The combination of Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone's score make this one of the best westerns ever made. Upscaled to 4k , the detail is fantastic.

    • @stevek8829
      @stevek8829 Рік тому +1

      Why did you think it's "upscaled?" It may have been scanned well. Upscaling adds no information, it's not a quality increase, it's only interpolation that impresses the noobs and increases data.

    • @ianpalmer4840
      @ianpalmer4840 Рік тому +2

      @@stevek8829 I didn't say it was upscaled. But my 4k tv has to process the the information to simulate the extra pixels. The picture quality is far better than the original, so is that not upscaling ?

    • @stevek8829
      @stevek8829 Рік тому +2

      @@ianpalmer4840 if it looks better to you, then it must be ok. I've never had a 4k tv yet, but in photography it's accepted that extrapolating extra pixels adds no actual usable detail. If you can see an improvement, I won't argue. I don't have one.

    • @paine7992
      @paine7992 Рік тому +3

      Great great 10/10 Spaghettiwestern but still..."The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" is by far the best ;o

    • @Nerd3Ddotcom
      @Nerd3Ddotcom Рік тому +3

      Upscaled? This movie was originally shot on 35 mm film. Anything less than an actual acetate print is down sampled. When we get to a digital format that can surpass the number of molecules of silver nitrate in each frame then maybe there can be "upscaling".

  • @NR-rv8rz
    @NR-rv8rz 11 місяців тому +22

    Fifty years after first seeing One Upon a Time in the West, I just realised that the brother with the noose around his neck, kicked his little brother away so he wouldn't have to live with the guilt of not being able to hold his big brother up once he became fatigued.

  • @wjb2tt391
    @wjb2tt391 Рік тому +66

    I give this an off the charts 12. This is by far the best western movie ever and I have been watching it off an on since it first came on television back in 1969. Ennio Morricone's (may he rest in peace) soundtrack is a Masterpiece.

  • @marcuswurtenberger1177
    @marcuswurtenberger1177 13 днів тому +2

    This is not a film, this is a work of art! The Mona Lisa of Westerns. Everything is perfect. Plot, actors, music, everything was brought to the point, really everything. A masterpiece that will still inspire people in 300 years.

  • @lonestarhog7407
    @lonestarhog7407 11 місяців тому +13

    Why did Bronson move so close to Fonda? It is all in the eyes. Bronson was able to watch for Fonda to physically blink. In that fraction of a second while his eyes are closed, you draw and fire. Brilliant on the Director's part. 🤠

  • @glashoppah
    @glashoppah Рік тому +71

    Fonda shocked the public with this role and his portrayal. The most chilling bad guy in any Western.

  • @pradeepapte1728
    @pradeepapte1728 Рік тому +33

    The best scene ever shot, a Sergio Leone masterpiece. See the way he takes his own time going about it, no hurry at all. The camera twice focuses on close up shots of Charles Bronson, first with the complete face and the second has only eyes! Four great masters like Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, Charles Bronson and of course Henry Fonda create this magical scene.

    • @mrinalghosh3005
      @mrinalghosh3005 3 місяці тому +1

      And in the shot of his eyes only, one can see the universe in his right (to our left) eye!

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 Рік тому +12

    Backstory set, closeup after closeup, minimal dialogue, suspensfull music, slow panning shots, flashback, death. Masterful.

  • @MatadorShifter
    @MatadorShifter Рік тому +187

    The duel is so good, it basically overshadows what happened later. Since Harmonica's only purpose in his entire life was revenge, after killing Frank he becomes an empty shell and the way he's leaving it's like he became a ghost. Brilliant directing from Sergio Leone and non verbal acting by Charles Bronson

    • @valdirsoratto2781
      @valdirsoratto2781 Рік тому +2

      Como e o nome dese filme em brasileiro

    • @aldotanca9430
      @aldotanca9430 Рік тому

      @@valdirsoratto2781 Era Uma Vez no Oeste

    • @wxman2003
      @wxman2003 Рік тому +2

      No, not at all. He chose to play bagpipes instead.

    • @yianpap6093
      @yianpap6093 9 місяців тому +5

      That's right. Only a ghost would leave Claudia Cardinale. No man ever would, she is like the perfect woman in this film. Thought so when I first saw his film when I was 13 and still think so to this day when I'm 54.

    • @1223steffen
      @1223steffen 9 місяців тому

      Like princess bride

  • @stephans4495
    @stephans4495 Рік тому +67

    This is art, and the older you get the more fine details you can appreciate.
    In many scenes, its slow, but packed with deep details.
    Like a masterpiece, the more you look, the more you appreciate it.

    • @annabodot962
      @annabodot962 9 місяців тому

      So true. I noticed how many times the red and white table cloth appeared.

  • @user-go4ho1mu7b
    @user-go4ho1mu7b 10 місяців тому +19

    Bronson & Fonda , two movie legends doing minimalism to perfection. 10/10. The most epic final movie scene in the cinema history. No doubt..

  • @kevinrichardson6347
    @kevinrichardson6347 Рік тому +29

    this is without doubt the best western ever made,love others like unforgiven,Open range,etc,but none even come close to the power of this film,an absolute masterpiece

    • @thebiggianthead8364
      @thebiggianthead8364 11 місяців тому +2

      I prefer The Good, The Bad,
      and The Ugly. But I get it.

    • @zyrrhos
      @zyrrhos 10 місяців тому

      I watched Open range recently, and in my opinion it doesn't measure up to some of the Western classics like this and Unforgiven and The Outlaw Josie Wales. The ending was sappy. Costner just didn't have the balls to end it like Leone did here. Both these men walked away from Claudia Cardinale for Pete's sake. Now that's an ending!

  • @gwine9087
    @gwine9087 Рік тому +131

    Bronson, one of my all-time favourites! I bet Fonda had a blast playing the bad guy, for once.

    • @Andrew-pp2ql
      @Andrew-pp2ql Рік тому +6

      I believe you are correct recently I caught Henry Fonda on youtube replay of decades ago talking about his role and the experience on the movie.

    • @jennifersman7990
      @jennifersman7990 Рік тому +2

      Story goes that on day one of filming Fonda showed up disheveled with a scraggly beard. Sergio Leone immediately told him to shave it off. He wanted audiences to be shocked at seeing the clean-shaved all-American Henry Fonda be a psychotic killer

    • @JohnS-il1dr
      @JohnS-il1dr Рік тому +1

      He played a villain in an earlier film

    • @DigDug513
      @DigDug513 Рік тому +17

      I personally think it was Henry Fonda's greatest performance. He played a despicable monster and everyone who watched, including myself wanted Frank de@d almost as much as Harmonica did. This is Sergio Leone's masterpiece IMHO. 👏

    • @macbeavers6938
      @macbeavers6938 Рік тому +6

      Eastwood turned down this role. Even Clint could not have matched Bronson's incredible performance.
      "So, you can count, all the way up to 2"?

  • @arkdark5554
    @arkdark5554 Рік тому +95

    An absolute masterpiece; with no doubt.

  • @kt9166
    @kt9166 6 місяців тому +6

    One of the greatest films ever made. Bronson and Fonda and Leone at the top of their game.

  • @donaldbeard6231
    @donaldbeard6231 Рік тому +64

    Henry Fonda did a great job as the bad guy. It almost turned me against him lol 😂

    • @macbeavers6938
      @macbeavers6938 Рік тому +10

      Yeah, Fonda said that the main reason he took the role is that he got to play the villain. Kissing those luscious lips of Ms. Cardinals didn't hurt either methinks?!

    • @hegstad9
      @hegstad9 Рік тому +6

      @@macbeavers6938 Henry Fonda had always played the good lead in every movie he'd been in. He wanted Hollywood to see the film ~ and in a state of pure shock, as he murders a defenceless little boy ~ go : "Oh, my God ! Thats ... that's ... Henry Fonda !"

    • @macbeavers6938
      @macbeavers6938 Рік тому +3

      @@hegstad9 Yes, I saw that interview where Fonda said exactly that. He played a great villain as well. Thanks for the note. Mac

    • @ChadHolzhuter1288
      @ChadHolzhuter1288 Рік тому

      @@macbeavers6938 I'm pretty sure I've heard that Fonda's wife was on set for the love scene 😂 awkward.

    • @macbeavers6938
      @macbeavers6938 Рік тому

      @@ChadHolzhuter1288 Wow! It would take a rare woman not to be jealous of Claudia. Thanks for the note.

  • @miguelgonzalezkong7443
    @miguelgonzalezkong7443 Рік тому +11

    Henry Fonda showed through his eyes how devil he could be. A great actor.

    • @SelectCircle
      @SelectCircle 11 місяців тому

      That wasn't acting. Fonda was a Democrat.

  • @kostasiou
    @kostasiou Рік тому +22

    My dad's favorite western movie, he saw it in cinema at Germany at 1969. R.I.P Dad i miss you

    • @swann433
      @swann433 3 місяці тому

      1969...it came out in 69 but made in spring and summer 68.

    • @kostasiou
      @kostasiou 3 місяці тому

      oh ok thanks @@swann433

  • @klaurcschwackerberg1880
    @klaurcschwackerberg1880 Рік тому +20

    it's beyond cinema. I have no words !

  • @samtowe9154
    @samtowe9154 Рік тому +144

    Best Western EVER made…!!! Lived in Alaska to see this on an army base with my older brother. I remembered it was rated “M” for mature adults. We were just kids but was so mesmerized how beautiful made this movie was. Still watch it at least twice a year. Amazing cast, director, and lets never forget Ennio Morricone for what made this movie with his music, was incredible…!

    • @arkdark5554
      @arkdark5554 Рік тому +5

      Totally agreed with you, dude.

    • @pavelrakyta2688
      @pavelrakyta2688 Рік тому +5

      watched it twice last month, an amazing film

    • @hermit1249
      @hermit1249 Рік тому +8

      100% right on!.. best western EVER...I've watched it 32 times over the years always hoping Harmonica changes his mind at the end and doesn't ride away from Jill! "Hope you'll come back one day".. "Someday" SOMEDAY?? c'mon man, when a girl like that smiles at ya you DON'T walk out the door! Epic movie...

    • @dougreed2257
      @dougreed2257 Рік тому

      Best ever my aunty Elsie!!! You miusnt have seen many westerns then?

    • @keithparkinson6170
      @keithparkinson6170 Рік тому +2

      @Roger Coles I like to think he left knowing she needed a more normal man not a killer.

  • @jerryblair6995
    @jerryblair6995 Рік тому +22

    A movie classic between two legends Henry Fonda & Charles Bronson.legends RIP

  • @barrymak8061
    @barrymak8061 Місяць тому +4

    Best Western EVER....the music alone ......wounderful

  • @maciek8159
    @maciek8159 5 місяців тому +26

    This film transcends its own genre. It is Leone's magnum opus. The zoom out, to pull out, to crane out shot of the flashback is fucking magical. This scene gives me the chills. My favorite film ever.

  • @davebrowne8042
    @davebrowne8042 Рік тому +9

    This is the best western ever made, I sincerely doubt there will ever be a better Western.

  • @jc940
    @jc940 Рік тому +16

    One of the all time Greatest Scenes in cinema film history! Gotta be in the top 5

  • @in2rock275
    @in2rock275 Рік тому +8

    Henry Fonda in his most evil role ever. The look on his face when he realizes. Bronson's face...chiseled in granite and the piercing eyes of both actors. Beautiful photography esp. for the technology of the time. 10/10, easy.

  • @chauffeurmarco
    @chauffeurmarco 8 місяців тому +3

    With Leone and Morricone, It was hard to beat that.

  • @annaapostolou9448
    @annaapostolou9448 9 місяців тому +4

    What a show down, one of the best.

  • @freddyaramirez9135
    @freddyaramirez9135 11 місяців тому +9

    One of the best revenge scenes in movie, history!

  • @ThePerfectRed
    @ThePerfectRed Рік тому +20

    In Germany the tile is "Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod" - "Play the song of death for me", which replaced the line "keep your loving brother happy" from the English version. We thought the man on his shouldiers was his father, not brother. This film was absolutely iconic here, rather like an wild west opera.

  • @jhonsmith7991
    @jhonsmith7991 Рік тому +14

    When music, story and acting collide in one big crescendo.

  • @arminschopper2917
    @arminschopper2917 11 місяців тому +2

    warum schaue ich mir diesen Film immer wieder an? Wegen dem Anfang und dem Ende! 11/10

    • @sardipalm
      @sardipalm 11 місяців тому +1

      Und dem mittel. Und alles!

  • @Luka2000_
    @Luka2000_ Рік тому +78

    Still one of the best scenes ever put to film and Ennio Morricones music is masterful. I just cant get enough of this movie!

    • @snavoki7748
      @snavoki7748 11 місяців тому +1

      Эту сцену повторяли в других фильмах, как и на вокзале против трех с кольтами!

  • @grumpygumplikesmovies
    @grumpygumplikesmovies Рік тому +44

    the scene gives me chills...almost made me cry. The entire films cinematography is outstanding, and the soundtrack is really good.

  • @JRotten
    @JRotten Рік тому +9

    We are lucky to have seen a actor with such talent.
    No one in Hollywood has half the talent.

    • @crosslink1493
      @crosslink1493 Рік тому

      Shouldn't that be 'actors', not actor? 😉

  • @LizzyTexBorden
    @LizzyTexBorden 8 місяців тому +4

    It does not get any better. Beautiful. 12/10

  • @shannonhoward7014
    @shannonhoward7014 Рік тому +19

    Sergio Leon what a brilliant Director!!!!

    • @macbeavers6938
      @macbeavers6938 Рік тому

      Yeah, Sergio died way too young at the age of 60. What a genius!!

    • @iflarnted
      @iflarnted Рік тому

      Leone, but I'll let it slide because you are brilliantly correct.

  • @clarencebland4861
    @clarencebland4861 Рік тому +29

    If you lose Al Mulock, Woody Strode, and Jack Elam in the first ten minutes the rest of the movie has a lot to live up to…this one sure does!

  • @chefchemist7343
    @chefchemist7343 Рік тому +15

    Jason Robards was absolutely perfect for the role of Cheyenne...brilliant acting AND casting!

    • @garyspence2128
      @garyspence2128 3 місяці тому

      Robards is great in this. The movie gives him a nice amount of screen time to show his outlaw skills, and he adds some light-hearted touches to this serious epic. A charming rogue, and his scenes with Claudia are great.

  • @juerv1
    @juerv1 Рік тому +58

    Harmonica is not from this world, he was sent from a dimension above as Franks ultimate destiny. The whole movie is like a slow fever dream, and harmonica comes in his scenes from nowhere. You don't know how he moves from place to place, he arrives suddenly with the train and has no horse. He is everywhere and nowhere. He can be anywhere he wants and don't need to travel there. He just appears like the genie out of the bottle. Only at the end he sit's on a horse and rides away, away from the railroad, into the desert, into the void from which he came.
    His only job here was to eliminate - as the "white angel" - the "evil", the ultimate soulless black man from hell. It's no coincidence that he's waiting for him at the end of the railroad line, because only when Frank is dead can civilization (= the railroad) finally take over the pristine wilderness of America. Harmonica clears the way, also for Jill - the whore with the big heart, the "great American mother" of everyone, who brings water, the ultimate elixir of life, to the thirsty workers at the end. So the men can continue to build the railway. And build and build and build. When Jill is there, they will always have water.
    Harmonika has no interest in any of this, neither in civilization nor in Jill, the most beautiful woman for 500 miles. Any man would do anything to get her. McBain wanted her, Cheyenne wanted her, Frank wanted her. Only harmonica is not interested in her. He's either gay (unlikely) or uninterested in worldly things. When he rips off Jill's clothes in the barn, you think he wants to rape her. But this is not his business, because he is not "from here".
    In Germany everybody knows his harmonica melody as the "song of the death" ("Play me the song of the death" is the german title). The melody underscores the supernatural in Harmonica / Bronson. He is the angel of death who does his job and disappears again.

    • @uayfb1
      @uayfb1 Рік тому +1

      Interesting theory.

    • @gotinogaden
      @gotinogaden Рік тому +2

      That's certainly one way to look at him, as a The Crow-like supernatural avenger. The deleted scene in which he gets beat up by the sheriff kind of confirms Leone's intention to present Harmonica as otherwordly, someone who cannot really be harmed in a tangible way.

    • @chadneal8398
      @chadneal8398 10 місяців тому +1

      I for one enjoyed your explanation of the story. Thank you for that and explain away. I’m curious for another explanation.

    • @williamnorthrup2335
      @williamnorthrup2335 8 місяців тому +3

      KInda like Clint Eastwood in High Planes Drifter and Pale Rider , both of which he was a ghost.

    • @leofutbol8231
      @leofutbol8231 5 місяців тому

      ​@@williamnorthrup2335clint was a ghost of his brother coming to avenge his death

  • @captaincoyote1792
    @captaincoyote1792 Рік тому +30

    For just a moment there….just a very brief moment during the flashback, and Fonda was walking in towards the camera, slowly coming into focus…just momentarily as the image sharpened with “Frank” younger and with longer hair, I couldn’t help but see his son, Peter Fonda in his Easy Rider role. The similarity was almost uncanny!!

    • @sclogse1
      @sclogse1 Рік тому +1

      Read his ex wife's famous book..Haywire, by Brook Hayward. She can write.

    • @edwardpakula7084
      @edwardpakula7084 Рік тому

      Yes! No doubt about it!

    • @honestabe1940
      @honestabe1940 Рік тому

      Yeah, I see it now.

  • @gtxx6699
    @gtxx6699 Рік тому +13

    I remember first seeing this scene... a younger Frank walking into the frame with a grin... totally chilling

  • @Daddy53751
    @Daddy53751 Рік тому +21

    They would never allow a scene to build like this nowadays.
    The bean counters and focus groups would’ve hamstrung Sergio into mediocrity.
    Masterful scene craftsmanship!

    • @crabbieappleton
      @crabbieappleton Рік тому +2

      Unless someone wrote it into their film and then shot it that way.

    • @ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012
      @ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 Рік тому +2

      Maybe because you didnt watch movies anymore

    • @hennagaijin100
      @hennagaijin100 Рік тому +1

      They did. Paramount butchered it by removing 40 minutes . What was left made no sense and the reason it was a box office dud. Warner Bros did the exact same years later on Once Upon A Time In America.

  • @ibrahimbahadr1713
    @ibrahimbahadr1713 Рік тому +14

    Probably the best revenge in western world.Brillant movie.

    • @ezrabrooks12
      @ezrabrooks12 Рік тому +2

      ibrahim ///// I LOVE THE WELL WRITTEN REVENGE MOVIES !!!!!!!

  • @Nerd3Ddotcom
    @Nerd3Ddotcom Рік тому +26

    To truly appreciate this film you have to feel Charles Bronson's eyes staring into yours from a 100 foot screen.

    • @crosslink1493
      @crosslink1493 Рік тому

      That unflinching stare burns a hole through your head! Each time its shown it gets closer and closer to the camera and NEVER changes.

    • @boazbuchandler9845
      @boazbuchandler9845 Рік тому +2

      Fonda’s eyes at 4:20 are devilish, remarkable as well

  • @Rekaert
    @Rekaert Рік тому +65

    Couple of things I've always liked about this.
    1: Harmonica is like a golem. Frank's glancing around, wincing, twitching. Meanwhile Harmonica is just stood there, his expression frozen like it's carved in stone and not even blinking. He's totally focused on Frank 100%.
    2: There's a tradition in Westerns for the bad guy to draw first and the good guy to beat him anyway. Not here. Harmonica clearly draws first.

    • @jamesjwalsh
      @jamesjwalsh Рік тому +8

      The flashback shows he's earned that right.

    • @AngelGonzalez-pd4cn
      @AngelGonzalez-pd4cn Рік тому

      Franks is glancing around, walking around to get to the best position so that the sunlight wouldn't blind him, you are so stupid that you don't even see the shadow lowering Harmonica's face under his hat.

    • @Rekaert
      @Rekaert Рік тому +1

      @@AngelGonzalez-pd4cn Someone needs a hug! 😁
      But hey, I get to do my two point thing again as a bonus and with a bonus, so it's all good.
      1: What you say doesn't contradict my comment.
      2: You're actually incorrect. If you dig the movie out and watch this clip from an earlier position, Frank removes his jacket and drops it. As he begins his walk, the Sun is already to his back - the ideal position if what you're saying is correct. The sun is out of his eyes and his opponent is fully illuminated. He starts walking a counter-clockwise quarter-circle around Harmonica, and when he stops the Sun is now to his left, Harmonica's right, increasing the chance it will get in his eyes, and reducing the chance it will get in Harmonica's. Though either seem unlikely, since it's high enough in the sky for the brim of their hats to block it out anyway.
      Bonus Fact: Just prior to Frank dropping his jacket, the Sun is in front of him, then without him moving, in the next shot as he starts to walk it's behind him which suggests the sequence was a shot at different times of day, which suggests the sun's position wasn't all that relevant to the scene. From the moment he starts walking to the point where he's shot however, the Sun is consistently placed and doesn't line up well with your comment, at all. 😃

  • @peytonlucy5947
    @peytonlucy5947 11 місяців тому +5

    The best scene in the best movie ever made.

  • @lancelotdufrane
    @lancelotdufrane Рік тому +15

    Thanks for the opportunity to say…. INCREDIBLE! The crescendo of this film is so well played!. Thanks

  • @fleetwoodmac1745
    @fleetwoodmac1745 Рік тому +9

    Henry Fonda in the leading role. Here he played every actor to the core...

  • @newlibertarian139
    @newlibertarian139 Рік тому +11

    Everyone needs a villain. Fonda perfected it.

  • @shelleyking8450
    @shelleyking8450 Рік тому +16

    Fonda was a PERFECT bad guy in this, plus the huge surprise he was cast for the part is fantastic. Should have played WAY more villians

  • @IvanLucicCL315
    @IvanLucicCL315 Рік тому +13

    I use Harmonica song like ring tone for like 6 years.... my wife hate it ..... I love it!!

    • @williamwalker146
      @williamwalker146 Рік тому +1

      I just bought the MP3 to use it as a ringtone on my phone!

    • @macbeavers6938
      @macbeavers6938 Рік тому +1

      At our old ranch we had an old wind turbine like this one. It also creaked but at a lower tone. My wife, who I think only saw this masterpiece once, said that our wind mill's sound always reminded her of this iconic intro.

  • @CSCHNOZZ
    @CSCHNOZZ 7 місяців тому +2

    I’m almost 50, and this movie is older than me. I remember watching this movie for the first time as a kid in the 80s with my Dad. Even then, I found this scene absolutely mesmerizing. Forty years later, I still do. Minimalist perfection by two all time greats, great cinematography, and the musical score is fantastic.

  • @christopherfullerton9240
    @christopherfullerton9240 Рік тому +5

    This movie has so much to discuss its beyond words ,one of the best Westers made. Story and actors are so talented.

  • @Live4NowOK
    @Live4NowOK Рік тому +6

    Henry Ford is an ominous Bad Guy, one of the screens greatest actors of any era and excels here.

    • @juerv1
      @juerv1 10 місяців тому

      Henry Ford? Really? I always thougt this black dressed guy is Walter P. Chrysler!

  • @jackspring7709
    @jackspring7709 Рік тому +2

    Here's a small bit of trivia: the guy being hanged in the flashback scene wasn't even an actor: he was the production manager - Claudio Mancini.

  • @georgesealy4706
    @georgesealy4706 4 місяці тому +1

    I get the chills when the camera moves in on Harmonica's face and the music starts to play. It is so dramatic, and you know something special is going to happen. And what a time for a flashback! Right in the middle of a gun duel! Are you kidding? It is genius. The whole circumstance and history come into play and wells up into a climax. Whew!

  • @Twirlyhead
    @Twirlyhead 11 місяців тому +3

    Henry Fonda must have had great fun playing a bad guy for once.

  • @spiegel972
    @spiegel972 Рік тому +4

    Iconic, unforgatable, masterpiece...

  • @grudzz7049
    @grudzz7049 2 місяці тому +1

    Fonda's stance..the sunkissed faces..majestic....what a movie..just wow....

  • @detlevpomp
    @detlevpomp Рік тому +13

    Großartiges Finale!
    Mehr geht nicht!👊✊

  • @Ricky-Spanish
    @Ricky-Spanish 10 місяців тому +23

    I have to say, they did an incredible job making Henry Fonda, who was 63 at the time of filming, look young in the flashback scene. A lot of times, particularly in older films, when they try to make someone look younger or older it appears pretty unconvincing.

    • @gotinogaden
      @gotinogaden 10 місяців тому +3

      I might've read this in IMDB - not sure about it - but the plot difference in age between Frank and Harmonica is about 20 years. The implication is that Frank was already in his early-to-mid 40s when he executed Harmonica's brother (his own age is never detailed, but he certainly doesn't look like a 13 year old, more like 16-17). Also, Bronson was 47 when he played the role, so there's a nice chronological fit with the flashback.

    • @STP43FAN1
      @STP43FAN1 4 місяці тому

      Even more amazing is in the flashback Frank looks like a skinny Gian Maria Volonte

  • @elaineteut9579
    @elaineteut9579 3 місяці тому +1

    Those faces and eyes. There is no one like them today.

  • @gabrieldiwester
    @gabrieldiwester Рік тому +52

    The most epic final movie scene in the cinema history. No doubt.

    • @johnbonaccorsi5378
      @johnbonaccorsi5378 Рік тому

      I'm going to say tied for first place, with, of course, "Citizen Kane"---and this item: ua-cam.com/video/OcK8FLGx0fo/v-deo.html

    • @beyond1957
      @beyond1957 Рік тому

      Reckon so.

  • @trajan75
    @trajan75 Рік тому +5

    Another Sergio Leone brilliant move. He cast the classic Hollywood liberal good guy Henry Fonda as the ultimate cruel villain. Also he ties the theme music to the conclusion of the film as he did in "For a Few Dollars More".

  • @theprofessor8821
    @theprofessor8821 Рік тому +16

    Sergio Leone's underrated western masterpiece 😍

    • @patbrennan6572
      @patbrennan6572 Рік тому +2

      That's because Hollywood had nothing to do with this masterpiece.

    • @mignonthon
      @mignonthon Рік тому +2

      not underrated, its a recognized masterpiece😉

    • @garyclarke9685
      @garyclarke9685 Рік тому +2

      @@mignonthon correct it was never underrated & anyway any film with the beautiful & sensual Claudia carnt be bad can it

    • @xavierdevriese9330
      @xavierdevriese9330 Рік тому

      Definitely not underrated. One of the Best movie ever

  • @mrjohn.whereyoufrom
    @mrjohn.whereyoufrom 2 місяці тому +2

    How on earth was this masterpiece never nominated for an Oscar?

  • @RuiLuz
    @RuiLuz Рік тому +8

    Cinematography from 1 to 10 = 10 plus. Epic, just Epic!

  • @gregmoverley7525
    @gregmoverley7525 Рік тому +8

    That eerie Silence. Bronson knew he had the edge and measure of Fonda

  • @johnpeschke7723
    @johnpeschke7723 Рік тому +2

    saw this in the theater when released...absolutely the best...Fonda, Bronson, Robards, Claudia Cardinale, Jack Elam, Woody Strode and on and on. I watch the movie at lease twice a year just because I can.

  • @freedomforever6718
    @freedomforever6718 Рік тому +6

    One of the most powerful Western Movie scenes of all time.

    • @user-is2mj2ig4v
      @user-is2mj2ig4v 5 місяців тому

      Not enough trans and poc people sorry to brake it to you but this movie is thrash

  • @Motorsheep
    @Motorsheep Рік тому +5

    One thing that filmmakers back in the days understood and audiences were still able to appreciate is taking your time to build up a scene. Waiting for the action to begin can be just as nerve-wracking, if not more, than the action itself.

  • @JonathanReynolds1
    @JonathanReynolds1 2 місяці тому +2

    RIP Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, Henry Fonda, and Charles Bronson.

  • @vitalguillin1177
    @vitalguillin1177 Рік тому +2

    So iconic, everything is there, the faces, the drama with that beautifull arch in ruins, , and the "back-plan", one of the most majestic possible view (Utah's mesas)...and Morricone's music!!!! It's taking you to the bones.....it's such an esthetic summit, with powerfull emotions, a true master work.....The "plan" with Bronson eyes just before the shooting.......Of course 10....!

  • @keshhan6412
    @keshhan6412 Рік тому +8

    I didn't want to spoil it so I went and watched the movie. It was a great western, Charles Bronson is a legend.

  • @garthlyon
    @garthlyon Рік тому +7

    Bronson never blinks. Not a micro-second. It’s the ultimate end for the end of the Western.

    • @x_mau9355
      @x_mau9355 Рік тому

      Yea.. almost supernatural...

  • @azorahai310
    @azorahai310 11 днів тому

    After the good bad and the ugly, this is hands down to me. The second greatest Western movie ever made and could be argued for the greatest Western of all time.

  • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
    @Gunners_Mate_Guns 10 місяців тому +2

    The rueful smile when Harmonica realizes that at long last he will have his vengeance, confident in his skills to exact it.
    This movie is a perfect ballet of death.

  • @user-eg1kv8is6n
    @user-eg1kv8is6n Рік тому +3

    Ennio's music is the soul of this movie & hero of this scene.

  • @joseseverinolinoseverino99
    @joseseverinolinoseverino99 Рік тому +34

    Melhor cena de bang bang que vi! Bronson espetacular como sempre, e Fonda, uma lenda do cinema americano.
    Me parece que com todo talento que tinha, veio a ganhar um único "Oscar", somente ao final da vida.

  • @pirobot668beta
    @pirobot668beta Рік тому +6

    Fonda killing a kid was the line most Westerns of the day would never cross!
    Fonda wanted to play the worst of the worst as his swan-song.
    He did just fine.

  • @FlymanMS
    @FlymanMS Рік тому +21

    I think it's one of if not the best revenge scenes in movies and fiction in general. The cruelty of Frank's actions from the past (and who knows what other sadistic things he has done in his life) and the irony of that fact that he killed so many and so often he just can't remember a boy from a long ago who's brother he executed and who is going to be his death.

    • @timothydavidcurp
      @timothydavidcurp 10 місяців тому +2

      One even wonders if this was the only lad with whom Frank ever played the harmonica game? The stylized sadism of it (and the combination of boredom and anticipation among his goons) suggests he might have done this more than once.

    • @vanhollebekebenefitauction704
      @vanhollebekebenefitauction704 9 місяців тому +1

      Good point. That guy, eating the apple, spoke volumes.@@timothydavidcurp

  • @sleglik
    @sleglik Рік тому +6

    No internet, no mobile phones... only people enjoying moments

  • @wallybonevelle5819
    @wallybonevelle5819 Рік тому +3

    couldn't tell how many times i seen this movie over 2 1/2 hours long and watch every min of it

  • @istvansoros5127
    @istvansoros5127 3 місяці тому

    Nagyon várom már azt a filmet, amelyik ezt felülmúlja!