---
title: 'Heaven''s Gate (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Cimino'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 149
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/heavens-gate-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080855/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Heaven's Gate (1980)

1980 · 149 min · Drama, Western · United States


## Synopsis

Heaven's Gate is a 1980 American epic Western film written and directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Jeff Bridges, and Joseph Cotten, and loosely based on the Johnson County War. It revolves around a dispute between land barons and European immigrants of modest means in Wyoming in the 1890s.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [David Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mansfield)
- **Director:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Cimino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-cimino)
- **Producer:** [Joann Carelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/joann-carelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilmos-zsigmond)
- **Editor:** [Lisa Fruchtman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-fruchtman)

## Cast

- [Richard Masur](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-masur) as Cully
- [David S. Cass, Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-s-cass-sr)
- [John Hurt](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hurt) as Irvine
- [T Bone Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-bone-burnett)
- [Nicholas Woodeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-woodeson)
- [Tom Noonan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-noonan)
- [Norbert Weisser](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-weisser)
- [Judi Trott](https://cinepixo.com/people/judi-trott)
- [Ronnie Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronnie-hawkins) as Major Wolcott
- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges) as John L. Bridges
- [David Mansfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mansfield)
- [Paul D'Amato](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-d-amato)
- [Isabelle Huppert](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-huppert) as Ellen Watson
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe) as Willy
- [Brad Dourif](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-dourif) as Mr. Eggleston

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