Heaven's Gate
“What one loves about life are the things that fade.”
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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Cast
65 people
Kris Kristofferson
James Averill
Known for
Blade II
The Jacket
Christopher Walken
Nathan D. Champion
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Severance
John Hurt
Billy Irvine
Known for
Alien
V for Vendetta
Sam Waterston
Frank Canton
Known for
The Newsroom
Godless
Brad Dourif
Mr. Eggleston
Known for
Chucky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Isabelle Huppert
Ella Watson
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Anna Levine
Little Dot
Joseph Cotten
The Reverend Doctor
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Jeff Bridges
John L. Bridges
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Iron Man
Ronnie Hawkins
Major Wolcott
Known for
Snake Eater
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Paul Koslo
Mayor Charlie Lezak
Known for
The Omega Man
Robot Jox
Geoffrey Lewis
Trapper Fred
Known for
Salem's Lot
Double Impact
Michael Cimino Director · David Mansfield Composer Vilmos Zsigmond Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $44M · United States release November 19, 1980
Box office
Budget
$44,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,484,331
Gross vs. budget
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Production
United Artists
Production
Partisan Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Polish · Russian · Serbo-Croatian · Ukrainian
Release dates
United States · November 18, 1980
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · November 19, 1980
Limited theatrical
United States · March 5, 1992
Physical · LaserDisc (Premiere Cut)
United States
April 23, 1981 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California (Edited Version)
April 24, 1981 · Theatrical · Edited version
June 4, 1997 · Physical · Deluxe Letter Box Edition Laserdisc (Premiere Cut)
February 29, 2000 · Physical · DVD (Premiere Cut)
November 20, 2012 · Physical · Criterion Director's Cut Blu-ray / DVD
Canada
November 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 1, 1995 · Physical
France
May 20, 1981 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 22, 1981 · Theatrical
November 20, 2013 · Physical · Carlotta Films Blu-ray
Germany
March 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Italy
August 30, 2012 · Premiere · Venice International Film Festival (Director's Cut)
Japan
September 25, 1997 · Physical · LaserDisc (Premiere Cut)
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