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Signed photo of Claudia Cardinale as Jill McBain, a character from Sergio Leone's masterpiece “Once Upon a Time in the West”. Dimensions: 28 x 35 cm (11”x14” inch). The role of Jill McBain in Sergio Leone's “Once Upon a Time in the West” (1968) is Claudia Cardinale's (1938–2025) most iconic and groundbreaking performance and represents a turning point in the history of the Western genre. “Once Upon a Time in the West” is an epic meditation on the end of the American frontier, and the role of Jill is its emotional and narrative fulcrum. While Sergio Leone's previous “Spaghetti Westerns” had relegated female characters to marginal roles, in this masterpiece Cardinale plays the absolute protagonist. Leone chose Cardinale—already a star at the time thanks to films like "The Leopard" and "8 1/2"—precisely for her ability to embody a strong, resilient female figure with a gaze that conveys both beauty and inner depth. Jill's arrival by train, with the poignant and iconic notes of Ennio Morricone's theme, is one of the most famous scenes in cinema history. For Cardinale, the film consolidated her international stature, establishing her as a diva capable of moving authoritatively between Italian auteur cinema and major international productions.
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