Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

3h 38m 1980 Drama, Western United States of America
Budget: $44,000,000 Revenue: $3,484,331

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

Writer

Michael Cimino