Il était une fois la révolution
The original version by the director was 166 minutes when it was first released on 21 December 1968. This version was shown in European cinemas, and was a box-office success. For the US release on 28 May 1969, "Once Upon a Time in the West" was edited down to 145 minutes by Paramount and was a financial flop. The film is the first installment in Leone's "Once Upon a Time" trilogy, followed by "Duck, You Sucker!" and "Once Upon a Time in America", though the films do not share any characters in common.