Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968)

[Stefan Andersson]

Note from 2013, web browser translation:
Leone researcher Claver Salizzato "recalled his operation to recover the missing 15 minutes in the negatives of the film Once Upon a Time in the West, to Tonino's disappointment because the scenes taken from the positive did not render the lights well."
https://www.artapartofculture.net/2013/ ... i-sul-set/

Unsure what the above means. Sounds like those 15 minutes, in existing masters, are not taken from OCN or close-to-OCN material.

[Stefan Andersson]

Interview with Tonino Delli Colli:
https://theasc.com/article/shooting-onc ... -the-west/

[Lighthouse]

Note from 2013, web browser translation:
Leone researcher Claver Salizzato "recalled his operation to recover the missing 15 minutes in the negatives of the film Once Upon a Time in the West, to Tonino's disappointment because the scenes taken from the positive did not render the lights well."
https://www.artapartofculture.net/2013/ ... i-sul-set/

Unsure what the above means. Sounds like those 15 minutes, in existing masters, are not taken from OCN or close-to-OCN material.

The 15 min of the longer version, which maybe came from a private copy Leone had stored for himself. Hmm, but actually these were less than 15 min.

[JamesF]

"The original Italian ending from a 1980 16 mm copy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP8b2_GPUXU
The title comes with the exit music, no freeze frame. Credits after a fade out over red and black.

The ending from the 178 min version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB8fIJeEgKo
The title appears a bit earlier, the credits over a freeze frame which begins with the exit music.

The ending from Paramount but with the correct closing music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urU1F_Y3nSE
The title and credits appear much earlier. Comes probably from a German disc, the dub features the correct music. Or it is fan made with exit music added.

The usual Paramount version with the wrong music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGL6IGOsq94

Source:
https://www.fistful-of-leone.com/forums ... c=10564.15

End credits from a 1983 US TV broadcast, one of Paramount's uncut (but pan-and-scan) 16mm TV prints
End credits from a German 35mm print

[Stefan Andersson]

"The original Italian ending from a 1980 16 mm copy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP8b2_GPUXU
The title comes with the exit music, no freeze frame. Credits after a fade out over red and black.

The ending from the 178 min version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB8fIJeEgKo
The title appears a bit earlier, the credits over a freeze frame which begins with the exit music.

The ending from Paramount but with the correct closing music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urU1F_Y3nSE
The title and credits appear much earlier. Comes probably from a German disc, the dub features the correct music. Or it is fan made with exit music added.

The usual Paramount version with the wrong music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGL6IGOsq94

Source:
https://www.fistful-of-leone.com/forums ... c=10564.15

End credits from a 1983 US TV broadcast, one of Paramount's uncut (but pan-and-scan) 16mm TV prints
End credits from a German 35mm print

Interesting, thank you!