[PAR] [TLE] Sergio Leone [SEP] Sergio Leone (] ; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, credited as the inventor of the "Spaghetti Western" genre. [PAR] [TLE] Once Upon a Time in America [SEP] Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 Italian-American epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods.  Based on Harry Grey's novel "The Hoods", it chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City's world of organized crime.  The film explores themes of childhood friendships; love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss, broken relationships, together with the rise of mobsters in American society.
[PAR] [TLE] Sergio Leone [ SEP ] Sergio Leone ( ] ; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989 ) was an Italian film director , producer and screenwriter , credited as the inventor of the " Spaghetti Western " genre . [PAR] [TLE] Once Upon a Time in America [ SEP ] Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 Italian - American epic crime drama film co - written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods . Based on Harry Grey 's novel " The Hoods " , it chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City 's world of organized crime . The film explores themes of childhood friendships ; love , lust , greed , betrayal , loss , broken relationships , together with the rise of mobsters in American society .
Once Upon a Time in America is a crime drama film directed by the inventor of what?
Once Upon a Time in America is a crime drama film directed by the inventor of what ?
"Spaghetti Western" genre
"Spaghetti Western" genre