Heaven’s Gate
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 new essay by critic and programmer Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan and a 1980 interview with Cimino
New cover by Eric Skillman
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 new essay by critic and programmer Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan and a 1980 interview with Cimino
New cover by Eric Skillman
Cast
- Kris Kristofferson
- James Averill
- Christopher Walken
- Nathan D. Champion
- John Hurt
- Billy Irvine
- Sam Waterston
- Frank Canton
- Brad Dourif
- Mr. Eggleston
- Isabelle Huppert
- Ella Watson
- Joseph Cotten
- The Reverend Doctor
- Jeff Bridges
- John L. Bridges
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Trapper Fred
- Paul Koslo
- Mayor Lezak
- Richard Masur
- Cully
- Ronnie Hawkins
- Wolcott
- Roseanne Vela
- Beautiful girl
- Mary C. Wright
- Nell
- NIcholas Woodeson
- Small man
- Stefan Shcherby
- Big man
- Waldemar Kalinowski
- Photographer
- Terry O’Quinn
- Captain Minardi
- John Conley
- Morrison
- Margaret Benczk
- Mrs. Eggleston
- Tom Noonan
- Jake
- Jarlath Conroy
- Mercenary in new suit
- Allen Keller
- Dudley
- Mickey Rourke
- Nick Ray
Credits
- Director
- Michael Cimino
- Produced by
- Joann Carelli
- Written by
- Michael Cimino
- Director of photography
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Editors
- Tom Rolf
- Editors
- William Reynolds
- Editors
- Lisa Fruchtman
- Editors
- Gerald Greenberg
- Art director
- Tambi Larsen
- Executives in charge of production
- Dennis O’Dell
- Executives in charge of production
- Charles Okun
- Executive in charge of postproduction
- William Reynolds
- Music
- David Mansfield
- Costumes designed by
- Allen Highfill
- Art directors
- Spencer Deverill
- Art directors
- Maurice Fowler
- Set decorators
- Jim Berkey
- Set decorators
- Josie MacAvin
- Choreographer
- Eleanor Fazan
- Musical supervision
- Joann Carelli
- Makeup
- Ben Nye
- Special effects makeup
- Tom Burman
- Assistant directors
- Michael Grillo
- Assistant directors
- Brian Cook
- Second assistant directors
- Michael Stevenson
- Second assistant directors
- Terry Needham
- Second assistant directors
- Dennis Capps
- Second assistant directors
- Richard Graves
- Camera operator
- Jan Kiesser
- Assistant cameramen
- Michael Gershman
- Assistant cameramen
- Eric Engler
- Assistant cameramen
- Ken Nishino
- Supervising sound editor
- James J. Klinger
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