Once Upon a Time in Manila
Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Filipino action comedy film.
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone( January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, credited as the inventor of the Spaghetti Western genre and widely regarded as one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema.
Leone's film- making style includes juxtaposing extreme close- up shots with lengthy long shots.
His movies include the" Dollars Trilogy" of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood:" A Fistful of Dollars"( 1964)," For a Few Dollars More"( 1965) and" The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"( 1966); and the" Once Upon a Time" films:" Once Upon a Time in the West"( 1968)," Duck, You Sucker!"( 1971) and" Once Upon a Time in America"( 1984).
Once Upon a Time in China V
Once Upon a Time in China V is a 1994 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts action film written and directed by Tsui Hark.
The film is the fifth installment in the "Once Upon a Time in China" film series, with Vincent Zhao reprising his role as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung, since taking over the character from Jet Li in "Once Upon a Time in China IV".
The film also saw the return of Hark as director (he only co-wrote and produced the fourth film) and of Rosamund Kwan as "13th Aunt", who was absent in the fourth film.
Duck, You Sucker!
Duck, You Sucker!
( lit." Duck Your Head"), also known as A Fistful of Dynamite and Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution, is a 1971 Italian epic Zapata Western film directed and co-written by Sergio Leone and starring Rod Steiger, James Coburn and Romolo Valli.
Set during the Mexico Revolution of the 1910s, the film tells the story of Juan Miranda, an amoral Mexican outlaw, and John Mallory, an ex- Irish Republican Army revolutionary.
After they accidentally meet under less- than- friendly circumstances, Juan and John involuntarily become heroes of the Revolution despite being forced to make heavy sacrifices.
It is the second film of Leone's" Once Upon a Time Trilogy", which includes the previous" Once Upon a Time in the West"( 1968) and the subsequent" Once Upon a Time in America"( 1984).
The last western film directed by Leone, it is considered by some to be one of his most overlooked films.
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America  is a 1984 epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods.
The film is an Italian–American venture produced by The Ladd Company, Embassy International Pictures, PSO Enterprises, and Rafran Cinematografica, and distributed by Warner Bros.
Based on Harry Grey's novel "The Hoods", it chronicles the lives of best friends David "Noodles" Aaronson and Maximilian "Max" Bercovicz as they lead a group of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence as Jewish gangsters in New York City's world of organized crime.
The film explores themes of childhood friendships, love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss, broken relationships, together with the rise of mobsters in American society.
It was the final film directed by Leone before his death five years later, and the first feature film he had directed in 13 years.
It is also the third film of Leone's "Once Upon a Time Trilogy", which includes "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) and "Duck, You Sucker!" (1971).
The cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and the film score by Ennio Morricone.
Leone originally envisaged two three-hour films, then a single 269-minute (4 hours and 29 minutes) version, but was convinced by distributors to shorten it to 229 minutes (3 hours and 49 minutes).
The American distributors, The Ladd Company, further shortened it to 139 minutes, and rearranged the scenes into chronological order, without Leone's involvement.
The shortened version was a critical and commercial flop in the United States, and critics who had seen both versions harshly condemned the changes that were made.
The original "European cut" has remained a critical favorite and frequently appears in lists of the greatest gangster films of all time.
Fernando Di Leo
Fernando Di Leo( 11 January 1932 – 2 December 2003) was an Italian film director and script writer born in San Ferdinando di Puglia, Italy.
During his career from 1964 to 1985, Di Leo directed 20 films and was involved in the writing process in 43.
His films influenced many popular contemporary directors, such as Quentin Tarantino and John Woo.
Di Leo started his career mostly writing scripts for spaghetti westerns.
He worked on the script for" Per un pugno di dollariA Fistful of Dollars", 1964) and later as assistant director and assistant to Sergio Leone in" Per qualche dollaro in più For a Few Dollars More", 1965).
Later, he wrote scripts for such westerns as" Navajo Joe"( 1966) and" Johnny Yuma"( 1967).
Di Leo is now best remembered for his" poliziotteschi" films, especially the" Milieu Trilogy", which he both wrote and directed.
The trilogy contains" Caliber 9"( 1972)," La mala ordinaManhunt", 1972) and" Il Boss The Boss", 1973).
Jerome Schwartz
Jerome Schwartz is an American television and film writer and producer.
He is well known for his work on the ABC fantasy series" Once Upon a Time"; as well as for its spin- off" Once Upon a Time in Wonderland".
Naked Violence (film)
Naked Violence is a 1969 Italian crime film directed by Fernando Di Leo and based on the novel" I ragazzi del massacro" written by Giorgio Scerbanenco.
Once Upon a Time in China and America
Once Upon a Time in China and America, also known as Once Upon a Time in China VI, is a 1997 Hong Kong – Chinese martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-wing and Sammo Hung in his last directorial effort until" The Bodyguard", who also worked on the film's fight choreography.
The film is the sixth and final installment in the" Once Upon a Time in China" film series.
It also saw the return of Jet Li as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung, who was replaced by Vincent Zhao in the fourth and fifth films.
The film was released in Hong Kong on 1 February 1997 and garnered positive reviews.
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West( lit.
" Once upon a time( there was) the West") is a 1968 epic Spaghetti Western film co-written and directed by Sergio Leone.
It stars Henry Fonda, cast against type, as the villain, Charles Bronson as his nemesis, Claudia Cardinale as a newly widowed homesteader, and Jason Robards as a bandit.
The screenplay was written by Sergio Donati and Leone, from a story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci and Leone.
The widescreen cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli, and the acclaimed film score was by Ennio Morricone.
After directing" The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", Leone decided to retire from Westerns and desired to produce his film based on" The Hoods", which eventually became" Once Upon a Time in America".
However, Leone accepted an offer from Paramount Pictures to provide access to Henry Fonda and to use a budget to produce another Western film.
He recruited Bertolucci and Argento to devise the plot of the film in 1966, researching other Western films in the process.
After Clint Eastwood turned down an offer to play the movie's protagonist, Bronson was offered the role.
During production, Leone recruited Donati to rewrite the script due to concerns over time limitations.
The original version by the director was 166 minutes( 2 hours and 46 minutes) when it was first released on 21 December 1968.
This was the version that was to be 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( 2 hours and 25 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.
In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".

Question: Which film whose director was born first, Once Upon A Time In America or Naked Violence (Film)?
Answer: Once Upon A Time In America