Heaven's Gate (1980)
November 19, 1980Release Date
Heaven's Gate (1980)
November 19, 1980Release Date


Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Kris Kristofferson
James Averill

Christopher Walken
Nathan D. Champion

John Hurt
Billy Irvine

Sam Waterston
Frank Canton

Brad Dourif
Mr. Eggleston

Isabelle Huppert
Ella Watson

Joseph Cotten
The Reverend Doctor

Jeff Bridges
John L. Bridges

Ronnie Hawkins
Major Wolcott

Paul Koslo
Mayor Charlie Lezak

Geoffrey Lewis
Trapper Fred

Richard Masur
Cully

Rosie Vela
Beautiful girl

Mary Catherine Wright
Nell

Nicholas Woodeson
Small man

Stefan Shcherby
Big man

Waldemar Kalinowski
Photographer

Terry O'Quinn
Captain Minardi

Jack Conley
Morrison

Margaret Benczk
Mrs. Eggleston

Jim Knobeloch
George Kopestonsky

Erika Petersen
Mrs. Kopestonsky

Robin Bartlett
Mrs. Lezak

Tom Noonan
Jake

Marat Yusim
Russian Merchant

Aivars Smits
Michael Kovach

Gordana Rashovich
Mrs. Kovach

Jarlath Conroy
Mercenary in new suit

Allen Keller
Dudley

Caroline Kava
Stefka

Mady Kaplan
Kathia

Anna Thomson
Little Dot

Mickey Rourke
Nick Ray

T Bone Burnett
Heaven's Gate Band

Patricia Hodges
Jessie

Kevin McClarnon
Arapaho Brown

Kai Wulff
German Merchant

Steven Majstorovic
Czech Merchant

Gabriel Walsh
Zindel's Clerk

Norton Buffalo
Private

Jack Blessing
Emigrant Boy

Jerry Sullivan
Governor of Wyoming

Jerry McGee
Heaven's Gate Band

Cleve Dupin
Heaven's Gate Band

Stephen Bruton
Heaven's Gate Band

Sean Hopper
Heaven's Gate Band

David Mansfield
John DeCory - Skating Violinist / Original Music Composer

David S. Cass Sr.
Moustached Mercenary / Stunts

Paul D'Amato
Bearded Mercenary

Peter Osusky
Peter

Ivan Kormanik
Ivan

Michael Christensen
Robert Steingart - Juggler

Anatoli Davydov
Fighting Bulgarian Emigrant

Nina Gaidarova
Bulgarian Emigrant's Wife

Wally McCleskey
Chicken Fighter

Gary Vezane
Canton's Bodyguard

H.P. Evetts
Wolcott's Bodyguard / Stunts

Bruce Morgan
Miner - Mercenary

Bobby Faber
Class Marshal - Harvard

Judi Trott
Irvine's Girlfriend

Willem Dafoe
Willy (uncredited)

Loyd Catlett
Morrison's Sentry (uncredited) / Stunts

Juli Erickson
Refugee (uncredited)

Charles Okun
Executive Producer

William Reynolds
Editor / Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Michael Cimino
Screenplay / Director

Joann Carelli
Producer / Music Supervisor

Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography

Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor

Lisa Fruchtman
Editor

Tom Rolf
Editor

Denis O'Dell
Executive Producer

Richard Adams
Sound Editor

Tom C. McCarthy
Sound Editor

C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer

Curt Schulkey
Sound Editor

Joe Finnegan
Stunts

James Camomile
Special Effects

Kevin Quibell
Special Effects

Winston Ryder
Sound Editor

Alan Gibbs
Stunts

Leroy Johnson
Stunts

George Orrison
Stunts

William H. Burton Sr.
Stunts

Ken Pepiot
Special Effects

Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts

Chuck Waters
Stunts

Malcolm Davies
Sound

Bill Hart
Stunts

Hank Calia
Stunts

Samuel E. Price
Special Effects

Larry Randles
Stunts

Stan Parks
Special Effects

Tom Elliott
Stunts

Paul Stewart
Special Effects

Buddy Van Horn
Stunt Coordinator

Tambi Larsen
Production Design

Walter Scott
Stunts

Debbie Evans
Stunts

Spencer Deverell
Art Direction

Christine Allsopp
Makeup Artist

Thomas R. Burman
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Josie MacAvin
Set Decoration

Ken Chase
Makeup Artist

Maurice Fowler
Art Direction

James L. Berkey
Set Decoration

Verne Caruso
Hairstylist

Mary Keats
Hairstylist

Ben Nye
Makeup Artist

Tom Hoerber
Makeup Artist

Connie Reeve
Makeup Artist

J. Allen Highfill
Costume Design
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Details.
Release DateNovember 19, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 38m
Budget$44,000,000
Box Office$3,484,331
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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. It revolves around a dispute between land barons and European immigrants of modest means in Wyoming in the 1890s.
The film's production faced numerous setbacks, including cost overruns, significant retakes, bad press (including allegations of animal abuse on set), and rumors about Cimino's allegedly authoritarian directorial style. Cimino had an expensive and ambitious vision for the film, pushing it nearly four times over its planned budget.
The film premiered in November 1980 and received significant critical backlash, prompting United Artists (UA) to pull it from theaters. In April 1981, a truncated re-cut version was released, though it remained a financial failure, earning only $3.5 million against its $44 million budget and was lambasted by critics. It was condemned as one of the worst films ever made at the time. According to some film historians such as Peter Biskind, the film's financial failure resulted in the demise of director-driven film production in the American film industry, steering back toward greater studio control of films. The film's failure also led to Transamerica selling UA to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), ending their existence as an independent studio.
In the decades since the release, however, general assessment of Heaven's Gate has become more favorable. The 1981 re-edit has been characterized as "one of the greatest injustices of cinematic history", while later re-edits have received critical acclaim. In 2015, BBC Culture ranked Heaven's Gate 98th on its list of the 100 greatest American films of all time.
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Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004)
