Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.
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Kris Kristofferson | Averill |
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Christopher Walken | Champion |
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John Hurt | Irvine |
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Sam Waterston | Canton |
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Brad Dourif | Mr. Eggleston |
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Isabelle Huppert | Ella |
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Joseph Cotten | The Reverend Doctor |
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Jeff Bridges | John L. Bridges |
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Ronnie Hawkins | Wolcott |
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Paul Koslo | Mayor Lezak |
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Geoffrey Lewis | Trapper |
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Richard Masur | Cully |
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Rosie Vela | Beautiful Girl |
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Mary Catherine Wright | Nell |
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Nicholas Woodeson | Small Man |
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Stefan Shcherby | Big Man |
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Waldemar Kalinowski | Photographer |
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Terry O'Quinn | Captain Minardi |
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Jack Conley | Morrison |
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Margaret Benczak | Mrs. Eggleston |
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Jim Knobeloch | Kopestonsky |
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Erika Petersen | Mrs. Kopestonsky |
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Robin Bartlett | Mrs. Lezak |
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Tom Noonan | Jake |
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Marat Yusim | Russian Merchant |
| Director | Michael Cimino |
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| Writer | Michael Cimino | |
| Producer | Joann Carelli, Denis O'Dell, Charles Okun | |
| Musician | David Mansfield | |
| Photography | Vilmos Zsigmond | |
| Edition | The Criterion Collection |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (2.40:1) |
| Audio Tracks | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [English] |
| Subtitles | English (SDH) |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Regions | Region A |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Index | 2385 |
| Added Date | Feb 21, 2021 14:47:55 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:35:11 |
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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. This release presents the full director’s cut, letting viewers today see Cimino’s potent original vision.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New, restored transfer of director Michael Cimino’s cut of the film, supervised by Cimino
New restoration of the 5.1 surround soundtrack, supervised by Cimino and presented in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
New illustrated audio interview with Cimino and producer Joann Carelli
New interviews with actor Kris Kristofferson, soundtrack arranger and performer David Mansfield, and second assistant director Michael Stevenson
Trailer and TV spot
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic and programmer Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan and a 1980 interview with Cimino
New cover by Eric Skillman
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