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美國往事Once Upon a Time in America By Nucky Basic Information “Once Upon a Time in America is a drama directed by Sergio Leon and played by Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGowan, Tuesday Weld and others. The film to the Jewish community in New York as the background, tells the process of the hero Noodles from ignorant juvenile growing into the gang boss , but also show the history of gangland in the United States from 1920s to 1960s. In February 1984, the film was released in America . In 1985, the film won the award of 8th Japan Film Academy for best foreign language films and other awards. Interpretation of Nouns Volstead Act (美国禁酒令)： 从1920年1月17日凌晨0时，美国宪法第18号修正案——禁酒法案（又称“伏尔斯泰得法案”）正式生效。 根据这项法律规定，凡是制造、售卖乃至于运输酒精含量超过0.5%以上的饮料皆属违法。自己在家里喝酒不算犯法，但与朋友共饮或举行酒宴则属违法，最高可被罚款1000美元及监禁半年。 21岁以上的人才能买到酒，并需要出示年龄证明，而且只能到限定的地方购买。 the Main Story In the 1920s , nicknamed Noodles of New York teenagers and several fellows knew Max who is smart and sly. They began to engage in smuggling(走私). Soon, Noodles was imprisoned for killing a person in a fight. A few years later Noodles was released from prison, when the little partners had become mature people. Under the leadership of Max, they reused industry(重操旧业) ,started with a series of activities include robbery , theft and extortion. With the deepening of criminal activity, Max seemed to be dazzled by victory. However, the abolition of the ban on wine makes the private wine business overnight, in order to achieve the final goal, Max even put Federal Reserve Bank(美国联储蓄银行) in the targets. Noodles who had experienced in prison can not see friends to the destruction, so he call the police secretly and want to force Max to stop . the Main Story Police and Noodles s friends got into a fierce gun battle, Max and others were killed. Noodles was lost in the extreme remorse and pain, he left his own growth and the beloved girl, away from home. A few decades later, Noodles who lived a dog s life(穷苦潦倒) returned home , h