Once Upon a Time in the West: Sergio Leone's 1968 spaghetti western — the template Tarantino has been chasing for his entire career.
DEC 21 1968 · 12:01
📹 Once Upon A Time In The West Sergio Leone's 1968 spaghetti western — the template Tarantino has been chasing for his entire career. Referenced in Inglourious Basterds (2009). The "Once upon a time" framing acknowledges Leone as the patron saint. Tarantino has cited OUATIW as the single film he most aspires to.
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