Something to Do with Death

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2003
18m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Documentary Short

Part three of the making of Sergio Leone's C'era una volta il West.Part three of the making of Sergio Leone's C'era una volta il West.Part three of the making of Sergio Leone's C'era una volta il West.

Director
- Lancelot Narayan
Writers
- Sheldon Hall
- Lancelot Narayan
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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

172

YOUR RATING

Director
- Lancelot Narayan
Writers
- Sheldon Hall
- Lancelot Narayan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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The title comes from Sir Christopher Frayling's biography of 'Sergio Leone', which in turn is a line from Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).

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8/10

Short documentary on the themes in Sergio Leone's westerns

Something to do with death.

Sergio Leone was famous for bringing the 'man with no name' character type to life in his westerns, a character he explored in more than a few films - the fistful of dollars trilogy and in his western masterpiece, in my opinion the best western ever made, once upon a time in the west. In once upon a time in the west, Jason Robards character (cheyenne) refers to Charles Bronsons character as containing "something to do with death" in him. Cheyenne is the leader of an outlawed band of cut throats who wear the symbolic earthy orange-red dusters (as seen on the DVD cover). Cheyennes character has seen a lot of death in his time and has dealt out enough too to know exactly what he is talking about. This short documentary explores that concept through the themes and characters in Leones masterpiece.