Henry Fonda Once Upon a Time in the West

Name: Henry Fonda Once Upon a Time in the West
Uploaded: 2026-09-30T02:09:34.945Z
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Channel: Capucine · old hollywood
Description: For years Henry Fonda was the screen's go-to symbol of American moral integrity, the guy audiences trusted on sight. So when Sergio Leone put him in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), the part he handed him was a ruthless murderer. That was the whole point: Leone knew viewers would bring Fonda's heroic persona into the theater with them, and he used it against them on purpose.

by Capucine · old hollywood: Sergio Leone

For years Henry Fonda was the screen's go-to symbol of American moral integrity, the guy audiences trusted on sight. So when Sergio Leone put him in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), the part he handed him was a ruthless murderer. That was the whole point: Leone knew viewers would bring Fonda's heroic persona into the theater with them, and he used it against them on purpose.

Transcript (en)

Thank you. Thank you. What are we going to do with this one Frank Now that you've called me by name... .

Henry Fonda Once Upon a Time in the West

Transcript (en)

Thank you. Thank you. What are we going to do with this one Frank Now that you've called me by name... .