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A visionary critique of American expansionism, Heaven’s Gate, directed by Oscar winner Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter), is among Hollywood’s most ambitious and unorthodox epics. Kris Kristofferson (Lone Star) brings his weathered sensuality to the role of a Harvard graduate who has relocated all the way to Wyoming as a federal marshal; there, he learns of a government-sanctioned plot by rich cattle barons to kill the area’s European settlers for their land. The resulting skirmish is based on the real-life bloody Johnson County War of 1892. Also starring Isabelle Huppert (White Material) and Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter), Heaven’s Gate is a savage and ravishingly shot demystification of western movie lore. This is the full director’s cut, letting viewers today see Cimino’s potent original vision.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Kris Kristofferson, Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Walken, John Hurt
Directors: Michael Cimino
Format: Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: November 20, 2012
Run Time: 216 minutes
Special 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, 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
The Johnson County War, a video interview with historian Bill O’Neal about the real-life conflict that inspired the film, and its resonance in popular culture
Trailer and TV spots
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic and programmer Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan
Cast & Crew
Kris Kristofferson Marshal James Averill
Christopher Walken Nathan D. Champion
Isabelle Huppert Ella Watson
Sam Waterston Frank Canton
Brad Dourif Mr. Eggleston
John Hurt Billy Irvine
Jeff Bridges John H. Bridges
Joseph Cotten The Reverend Doctor
Rosie Vela Beautiful Girl
Ronnie Hawkins Wolcott
Geoffrey Lewis Trapper
Robin Bartlett Mrs. Lezak
Jack Blessing
Stephen Bruton Member of the Heaven's Gate Band
Norton Buffalo
T-Bone Burnett Member of the Heaven's Gate Band
Jarleth Conroy
Willem Dafoe
Waldemar Kalinowski Photographer
Mady Kaplan
Caroline Kava
Allen Keller
Paul Koslo Mayor
Anna Levine
Richard Masur Cully
Kevin McClarnon
Elizabeth McGovern
Tom Noonan Jake
Terry O'Quinn Capt. Minardi
Gordana Rashovich
Mickey Rourke
Stefan Scherby Large Man
Jerry Sullivan
Judi Trott
Gabriel Walsh
Nicholas Woodeson Small Man
Mary Catherine Wright Nell
Kai Wulff
Marat Yusim
Technical Credits
Michael Cimino Director, Screenwriter
Richard W. Adams Sound Editor
Joann Carelli Producer
Brian Cook Asst. Director
Herbert Spencer Deverill Art Director
Eleanor Fazan Choreography
Maurice Fowler Art Director
Lisa Fruchtman Editor
Jerry Greenberg Editor
Michael Grillo Asst. Director
J. Allen Highfill Costumes/Costume Designer
Tambi Larsen Art Director
David Mansfield Score Composer
Charles Okun Producer
Peter Price Production Manager
William H. Reynolds Editor
Tom Rolf Editor
Winston Ryder Sound Editor
Vilmos Zsigmond Cinematographer
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