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"The only thing greater than their passion for America... was their passion for each other.". Heaven's Gate is Michael Cimino's infamously ambitious epic western based on events in 1890s Wyoming. Sheriff James Averill attempts to protect immigrant farmers from wealthy cattle interests, and also clashes with a hired gun, Nathan Champion, over the woman they both love, Ella Watson. Both men find themselves questioning their roles in the furious conflict between wealthy landowners and European immigrants attempting to build new lives on the American frontier, which culminates in a brutal pitched battle.
Movie rating: 6.7 / 10 (17968)
Directed by: Michael Cimino
Writer credits: Michael Cimino
Cast: Kris Kristofferson - Christopher Walken - John Hurt - Sam Waterston - Brad Dourif
AKA: The Johnson County War, The Johnson County Wars, Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate, Himmelporten
