Days of Heaven Movie Review 1978

Drifter Gere, his younger sister, and a woman he claims is his sister become involved with a Texas sharecropper. Told through the eyes of the younger girl, this is a sweeping vision of the U.S. before WWI. Loss and loneliness, deception, frustration, and anger haunt these people as they struggle to make the land their own. Deservedly awarded an Oscar for breathtaking cinematography.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Childhood Visions, Farm Livin', Texas

Screenplay

Terrence Malick

Cast

Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Stuart Margolin

Cinematography

Nestor Almendros

Director

Terrence Malick

Music

Ennio Morricone

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1978: Cinematog.; Cannes 1979: Director (Malick); L.A. Film Critics 1978: Cinematog.; N.Y. Film Critics 1978: Director (Malick); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1978: Cinematog., Director (Malick), Film.