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Heaven's Gate
What one loves about life are the things that fade.
What one loves about life are the things that fade.
Drama, Western - 1980
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Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion, a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson. As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.
Director:
,
Michael Cimino
Cast:
,
Jeff Bridges
,
Brad Dourif
,
Christopher Walken
,
John Hurt
,
Joseph Cotten
,
Sam Waterston
,
Kris Kristofferson
,
Isabelle Huppert
,
Paul Koslo
,
Ronnie Hawkins

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
219 min
Release date:
19 Nov 1980
Country:
US
Languages:
English, French
Budget:
$44,000,000
Revenue:
$3,484,331
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
The balance of director Michael Cimino's film is so confusing, so overlong at three-and-a-half hours and so ponderous that it fails to work at almost every level.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
22 Jul 2008
rotten:
It really is a stinker.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
2 Mar 2012
rotten:
The longer version is impressive as long as the characters and settings remain in long shot; only when the camera gets closer do the problems start.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
2 Mar 2012
rotten:
If anything, Michael Cimino's inert disaster of a Western has gotten worse over the years ...
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
19 Mar 2013
fresh:
On a purely sensory level, Heaven's Gate is overpowering.
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
1 Apr 2013
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