
Once Upon a Time in America
Sergio Leone, 1984
Once Upon A Time In America
Lee Hays, 1984
Once Upon A Time In America is a movie novelization written by Lee Hays in 1984 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Sergio Leone in 1984. The movie features Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, Burt Young, and others.
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Book by Harry Grey
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Year
1984
Minutes
229
Movie Rate
8.30
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Movie
Once Upon a Time in America
Director: Sergio Leone
Country: USA
Year: 1984
Length: 3h49m
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Year
1984
Pages
185
Book Rate
7.42
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Book
Once Upon A Time In America
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“I had to unlearn a lot of novelistic stuff to do a screenplay.”
RICHARD PRICE (Writer, Scriptwriter)

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