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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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| Year: | 1984 |
| Country of origin: | Italy |
| Director: | Sergio Leone |
| Genre: | Gangster |
| Starring: | Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci |
| Rating: | 5/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087843/ |
| Tagline: | Crime, passion and lust for power - Sergio Leone's explosive saga of gangland America. |
| Favourite line: | "You can always tell the winners at the starting gate. You can always tell the winners and you can tell the losers." |
Sergio Leone's epic gangster tale that clocks in at an arse numbing four hours, give or take ten minutes or so.
Robert de Niro is in imperious form as a smalltime Jewish gangster, as we follow him from the early 1900's right through to a reunion with his partners in crime some 60 years later.
Taking in Prohibition, the Second World war and beyond, this is staggering in scope.
It is told in a non-linear fashion, and makes extensive use of flashbacks and flash forwards to construct a complex tale of friendship, criminality and betrayal.
A stunning cast, superb direction and a beautiful film score by none other than Ennio Morricone, this is essential viewing, but prepare yourself for a marathon session.
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