Overview:
Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion, a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson. As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.| Status: | Released (1980-11-19) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 9 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $3,484,331 |
| Screen: | Michael Cimino |
| Productions: | Partisan Productions, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Polski, Pусский, , Deutsch, Український |
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- 10823: Kris Kristofferson - James Averill
- 4690: Christopher Walken - Nathan D. Champion
- 5049: John Hurt - Billy Irvine
- 8975: Sam Waterston - Frank Canton
- 1370: Brad Dourif - Mr. Eggleston
- 17882: Isabelle Huppert - Ella Watson
- 7664: Joseph Cotten - The Reverend Doctor
Crews
- 12114: Michael Cimino - Director - Directing
- 12235: Vilmos Zsigmond - Director of Photography - Camera
- 852: Gerald B. Greenberg - Editor - Editing
- 3099: William Reynolds - Editor - Editing
- 1047: Tom Rolf - Editor - Editing
- 10589: Denis O'Dell - Executive Producer - Production
- 16329: Charles Okun - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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Heaven’s Gate (1980) Barbed wire and women are the two greatest civilising agents in the world. Heaven’s Gate is written and directed by Michael Cimino and stars Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt and Sam Waterston. Music is by Dav ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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***Cimino’s epic Western about the Johnson County War, unjustly lambasted by critics*** With the government’s blessing, cattle barons in Wyoming circa 1890 hire an army of mercenaries to kill claimed rustlers who, in many cases, are innocent settlers. A marshal born into wealth (K ....
Continue reading ->adorablepanic
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Has any film undergone the level of critical turnaround afforded HEAVEN'S GATE (1980) since its initial banishment and failure? Nearly four decades removed from the vitriol and scorn heaped upon, not only the film, but the hubris of its director and the perceived wastefulness of an o ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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"Averill" (Kris Kristofferson) is from wealthy stock, a Harvard graduate, and a decent man who takes up a job as a sheriff in rural Wyoming. Most of the town's population have fled persecution and poverty in Europe, and want to start afresh with their families. They are not afraid of ....
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