Cinematheque: Italian Masterworks at the Chazen Museum of Art

Brilliantly cast against type, Henry Fonda is Frank, a cold-hearted monster who shows no remorse while gunning down a family to access their land. The surviving widow (Cardinale) defends the farm with the help of the outlaw Cheyenne and a drifter with a harmonica (Bronson). For this Italian-American co-production, director Leone shot on American locations for the first time, choosing John Ford’s beloved Monument Valley as a backdrop. (Italy, 1969, 35mm, 175 minutes; Directed by Sergio Leone)