Heaven's Gate Movie Review 1981

The uncut version of Cimino's notorious folly. A fascinating, plotless, and exaggerated account of the Johnson County cattle war of the 1880s. Ravishingly photographed, the film's production almost single-handedly put United Artists out of business.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 220 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Westerns, U.S. Marshals, Big-Budget Bombs

Screenplay

Michael Cimino

Cast

Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Richard Masur, Mickey Rourke, Brad Dourif, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Terry O'Quinn, Geoffrey Lewis

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond

Director

Michael Cimino

Producer

United Artists

Awards

Golden Raspberries 1981: Worst Director (Cimino).