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Once Upon a Time in America
Crime, passion and lust for power.
Genres
DramaCrime
Overview
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Details
Budget
$30000000
Revenue
$5500000
Runtime
229 min
Release Date
1984-05-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5645
Vote Average
8.411
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Robert De Niro
David 'Noodles' Aaronson
James Woods
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Elizabeth McGovern
Deborah Gelly
Treat Williams
James Conway O'Donnell
Tuesday Weld
Carol
Joe Pesci
Frankie Monaldi
Burt Young
Joe
James Hayden
Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg
William Forsythe
Philip 'Cockeye' Stein
Larry Rapp
'Fat' Moe Gelly
Amy Ryder
Peggy
Scott Schutzman Tiler
Young Noodles
Rusty Jacobs
Young Max / David Bailey
Jennifer Connelly
Young Deborah
Brian Bloom
Young Patsy
Adrian Curran
Young Cockeye
Mike Monetti
Young 'Fat' Moe Gelly
Noah Moazezi
Dominic
James Russo
Bugsy
Darlanne Fluegel
Eve
Danny Aiello
Police Chief Vincent Aiello
Richard Bright
Chicken Joe
Frank Gio
Beefy
Ray Dittrich
Trigger
Mario Brega
Mandy
Julie Cohen
Young Peggy
Richard Foronjy
Officer Whitey
Olga Karlatos
Woman in the Puppet Theatre
Clem Caserta
Al Capuano
Frank Sisto
Fred Capuano
Jerry Strivelli
Johnny Capuano
Mike Gendel
Irving Gold
Sandra Solberg
Friend of Young Deborah
Margherita Pace
Young Deborah (Double)
Paul Herman
Monkey
Bruno Iannone
Thug
Bruno Bilotta
Chinese Theater Spectator (uncredited)
Angelo Florio
Willie the Ape
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Max's Mother
Gerard Murphy
Crowning
Dutch Miller
Van Linden
Robert Harper
Sharkey
Karen Shallo
Mrs. Aiello
Frankie Caserta
Bugsy's Gang
Joey Marzella
Bugsy's Gang
Marvin Scott
Interviewer
Ann Neville
Girl in Coffin
Joey Faye
Adorable Old Man
Linda Ipanema
Nurse Thompson
Tandy Cronyn
Reporter 1
Richard Zobel
Reporter 2
Baxter Harris
Reporter 3
Arnon Milchan
Chauffeur
Marty Licata
Cemetery Caretaker
Estelle Harris
Peggy's Mother
Gerritt Debeer
Drunk
Alexander Godfrey
Newstand Man
Cliff Cudney
Mounted Policeman
Paul Farentino
2nd Mounted Policeman
Bruce Bahrenburg
Sgt. P. Halloran
Mort Freeman
Street Singer
Massimo Liti
Young Macrò
Jay Zeely
Foreman
Salvatore Billa
One of Beefy's Thugs (uncredited)
Scott Coffey
Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)
Marco Stefanelli
Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)
Matteo Cafiso
Boy in Park (uncredited)
Nunzio Giuliani
Speakeasy Drum Player (uncredited)
Nelson Camp
Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)
Dario Iori
Speakeasy Banjo Player (uncredited)
Ole Jorgensen
Speakeasy Percussionist (uncredited)
Francesca Leone
David Bailey's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Chuck Low
Deborah Gelly's Father (uncredited)
Ron Nummi
Waiter (uncredited)
Ryan Paris
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Nicola Roberto
Speakeasy Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Gianni Sanjust
Speakeasy Clarinet Player (uncredited)
Alex Serra
Speakeasy Vocalist (uncredited)
Susan Spafford
Nurse (uncredited)
Mark Frazer
Pimp (uncredited)
Maria Pia Monicelli
Prostitute (uncredited)
Claudio Mancini
Syndacalist (uncredited)
Rossana Canghiari
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
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