Sergio Leone always did things extra big. For his opening sequence at the train station, he ordered a football field-sized platform of railroad ties, stacked end to end (shown). While he and a sound tech were taping the sound of the creaky windmill, one assistant allegedly said, “We should put some oil on those gears.” Leone replied, “If you touch it, I will strangle you!” –All Once Upon a Time in the West images courtesy
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