However, when Paramount offered Leone a generous budget along with access to Henry Fonda—his favorite actor, and one whom he had wanted to work with for virtually all of his career—Leone accepted the offer.
Da Paramount imidlertid tilbød Leone et stort budget og Henry Fonda, hans favoritskuespiller, som han havde ønsket at arbejde med i næsten hele sin karriere, accepterede Leone tilbuddet.