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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. Kris Kristofferson brings his weathered sensuality to the role of a Harvard graduate who relocates to Wyoming as a federal marshal there, he learns of a government-sanctioned plot by cattle barons to kill the area’s European settlers for their land. The resulting battle is based on the bloody real-life Johnson County War of 1892. Also starring Isabelle Huppert and Christopher Walken, Heaven’s Gate is a savage and ravishingly shot take on western movie lore.
Original Release
04/24/1981
US Release
04/24/1981
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Kris Kristofferson | James Averill / Averill |
Christopher Walken | Nathan D. Champion / Champion |
John Hurt | Billy Irvine / Irvine |
Sam Waterston | Frank Canton / Canton |
Brad Dourif | Mr. Eggleston |
Isabelle Huppert | Ella Watson / Ella |
Joseph Cotten | The Reverend Doctor |
Jeff Bridges | John L. Bridges |
Ronnie Hawkins | Major Wolcott / Wolcott |
Paul Koslo | Mayor Charlie Lezak / Mayor Lezak |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kris Kristofferson | James Averill / Averill |
Christopher Walken | Nathan D. Champion / Champion |
John Hurt | Billy Irvine / Irvine |
Sam Waterston | Frank Canton / Canton |
Brad Dourif | Mr. Eggleston |
Isabelle Huppert | Ella Watson / Ella |
Joseph Cotten | The Reverend Doctor |
Jeff Bridges | John L. Bridges |
Ronnie Hawkins | Major Wolcott / Wolcott |
Paul Koslo | Mayor Charlie Lezak / Mayor Lezak |
Geoffrey Lewis | Trapper Fred / Trapper |
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 Benczak | Mrs. Eggleston |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Denis O'Dell | Executive Producer |
Charles Okun | Executive Producer |
Joann Carelli | Producer |
Editors
Tom Rolf, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman, William Reynolds
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1982 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | Nominated |