Heaven's Gate
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3hrs
37mins
Directed by
Michael Cimino,
Denis O'Dell,
Charles Okun,
Starring
Kris Kristofferson,
Christopher Walken,
John Hurt,
Sam Waterston
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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.