Something to Do with Death (2003) (V)

Director:

Lancelot Narayan

Writers:

Sheldon Hall (writer)
Lancelot Narayan (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Behind The Scenes | Interview | Western Filmmaking | Non Fiction

Cast

Claudia Cardinale	...	Herself
Gabriele Ferzetti	...	Himself
Christopher Frayling	...	Himself
John Carpenter	...	Himself
Alex Cox	...	Himself
Bernardo Bertolucci	...	Himself
John Milius	...	Himself

Runtime:

18 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Lipsync Productions

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the 2-Disc Special Collector's Edition DVD for C'era una volta il West (1968) (Once Upon a Time in the West), released in 2003.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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.