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Heaven's Gate is a 1980 American epic Western film written and directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Jeff Bridges, and Joseph Cotten, and loosely based on the Johnson County War.
Apr 24, 1981 · Heaven's Gate: Directed by Michael Cimino. With Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston. During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
Rated: 4/5 • Apr 25, 2020. Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken ...
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Dec 4, 2015 · Heaven’s Gate has been a synonym for Hollywood folly. It is thanks to Cimino’s perfectionism that Heaven’s Gate is now feted as a masterpiece. There are five-star reviews all over the...
James J. Klinger. A breathtaking depiction of the promise and perils of America’s western expansion, Heaven’s Gate, directed by Michael Cimino, is among Hollywood’s most ambitious and unorthodox epics.
Reviews. Heaven's Gate. Roger Ebert January 01, 1981. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. We begin with a fundamental question: Why is “Heaven’s Gate” so painful and unpleasant to look at? I’m not referring to its content, but to its actual visual texture: This is one of the ugliest films I have ever seen.
Heaven’s Gate was a 1980 film by director Michael Cimino that, according to critics, is one of the worst films ever made. It caused United Artists to lose millions of dollars.
