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, …

Heaven's Gate: Directed by Michael Cimino. With Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston. During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into …

Heaven’s Gate was a 1980 film by director Michael Cimino that, according to critics, is one of the worst films ever made. It caused United Artists to lose millions of dollars.

This ambitious frontier epic features a lawman (Kris Kristofferson) and a hitman (Christopher Walken) who fight in a tragic class war between ranchers...

In pretentious, overindulgent, auteur writer/director Michael Cimino's expensive 'boondoggle' film and revisionistic epic western that bankrupted United Artists studio - it told about the Johnson …

During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests. ...more.

Read the complete plot breakdown of Heaven's Gate (1980), including all key story events, major twists, and the ending explained in detail. Discover what really happened—and what it all means.

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.

What one loves about life are the things that fade. Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between …

Jul 23, 2025 · Heaven's Gate is a historical American western drama by Michael Cimino about the Johnson County War starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken