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Heaven's Gate, 1980

Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken

Directed by: Michael Cimino

Written by: Michael Cimino

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 149 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.5

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The mood of Heaven's Gate is bleak, atmospheric, and captivating. The plot centers around vengeance, society, and rivalry. It is a western, drama, and period movie. Stylistically, Heaven's Gate is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Heaven's Gate is set in Wyoming and Vietnam. It happens in the 19th century. The movie is known for being essential viewing. Heaven's Gate is especially suggested for a boys' night.

Summary of Heaven's Gate

An epic post-Vietnam look at the Western genre and the exploitation of immigrant settlers, HEAVEN'S GATE is based on the historical 1890s Johnson County War incident in Wyoming. Visually remarkable sequences and a haunting score frame the story. Sheriff James Averill (Kris Kristofferson), educated in the east and full of idealism, attempts to protect immigrant farmers when wealthy land barons hire mercenaries to settle their scores. The hired guns, including Nathan Champion (Christopher Walken), plan to kill a number of farmers whose names appear on a death list and whom the farmers believe have been stealing their cattle. Backed by the army and the federal government, the mercenaries prepare to attack the farmers when Averill and Champion clash over the impending massacre and Ella Watson (Isabelle Huppert), a local prostitute and woman they both love. Shot right after Cimino's triumphant DEER HUNTER, the film is a violent, unsentimental look at the American frontier.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	19 November 1980
Runtime:	149 min

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Kris Kristofferson

as James Averill

Christopher Walken

as Nathan D. Champion

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Eh. I wanted to like it, really I did. It's such a notorious bomb, I wanted to be able to say "I like 'Heaven's Gate'." And really, it's not terrible. The actual filmmaking going on here is without major flaw. The only really big problem is that... Read and rate it

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