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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.
- Joann Carelli
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Michael Cimino
- Michael Cimino
Apr 24, 1981 · A sheriff protects immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests in 1890 Wyoming. The film was notorious for its high cost, animal abuse, and poor reception, but also praised for its cinematography and social commentary.
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Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and...
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- Kris Kristofferson
Directed by Michael Cimino, Heaven’s Gate is a sweeping and controversial film about the Johnson County War of 1892. The Criterion edition features the full director’s cut, interviews, essay, and restoration of the sound and image.
- James Averill
Dec 4, 2015 · Two-and-a-half hours into Michael Cimino’s epic Western, Heaven’s Gate, a band of townsfolk bustles into a hotel room to wake up a dead-drunk federal marshal (Kris Kristofferson).
A bleak anti-western about the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, where a sheriff and a gunslinger clash over immigrant farmers and a woman. The film depicts the brutal conflict, the corruption of the wealthy cattle interests, and the moral dilemmas of the characters.
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Heaven’s Gate, film by director Michael Cimino that was released in 1980 and is, according to many critics, one of the worst films ever made. Hollywood ’s film studios felt expansive during the 1970s.
