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Cast
Kris Kristofferson | As: James Averill | |
Christopher Walken | As: Nathan D. Champion | |
John Hurt | As: Billy Irvine | |
Sam Waterston | As: Frank Canton | |
Brad Dourif | As: Mr. Eggleston |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | What one loves about life are the things that fade. |
Certification: | R |
Details
Genres: Drama, Western, Romance
Language: English, Français, Polski, Pусский, , Deutsch, Український
Release Date: 19 November 1980
Country: US
Runtime: 217m
Company Credits
Company: Partisan Productions, United Artists
Budget: $44,000,000
Revenue: $3,484,331
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Cast
Kris Kristofferson |
James Averill |
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Christopher Walken |
Nathan D. Champion |
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John Hurt |
Billy Irvine |
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Sam Waterston |
Frank Canton |
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Brad Dourif |
Mr. Eggleston |
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Isabelle Huppert |
Ella Watson |
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Joseph Cotten |
The Reverend Doctor |
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Jeff Bridges |
John L. Bridges |
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Ronnie Hawkins |
Major Wolcott |
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Paul Koslo |
Mayor Charlie Lezak |
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Geoffrey Lewis |
Trapper Fred |
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Richard Masur |
Cully |
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Rosie Vela |
Beautiful girl |
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Mary Catherine Wright |
Nell |
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Nicholas Woodeson |
Small man |
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Stefan Shcherby |
Big man |
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Waldemar Kalinowski |
Photographer |
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Terry O'Quinn |
Captain Minardi |
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Jack Conley |
Morrison |
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Margaret Benczk |
Mrs. Eggleston |
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Jim Knobeloch |
George Kopestonsky |
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Erika Petersen |
Mrs. Kopestonsky |
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Robin Bartlett |
Mrs. Lezak |
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Tom Noonan |
Jake |
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Marat Yusim |
Russian Merchant |
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Aivars Smits |
Michael Kovach |
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Gordana Rashovich |
Mrs. Kovach |
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Jarlath Conroy |
Mercenary in new suit |
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Allen Keller |
Dudley |
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Caroline Kava |
Stefka |
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Mady Kaplan |
Kathia |
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Anna Thomson |
Little Dot |
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Mickey Rourke |
Nick Ray |
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T Bone Burnett |
Heaven's Gate Band |
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Patricia Hodges |
Jessie |
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Kevin McClarnon |
Arapaho Brown |
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Kai Wulff |
German Merchant |
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Steven Majstorovic |
Czech Merchant |
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Gabriel Walsh |
Zindel's Clerk |
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Norton Buffalo |
Private |
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Jack Blessing |
Emigrant Boy |
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Jerry Sullivan |
Governor of Wyoming |
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Jerry McGee |
Heaven's Gate Band |
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Cleve Dupin |
Heaven's Gate Band |
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Stephen Bruton |
Heaven's Gate Band |
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Sean Hopper |
Heaven's Gate Band |
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David Mansfield |
John DeCory - Skating Violinist |
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David S. Cass Sr. |
Moustached Mercenary |
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Paul D'Amato |
Bearded Mercenary |
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Peter Osusky |
Peter |
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Ivan Kormanik |
Ivan |
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Michael Christensen |
Robert Steingart - Juggler |
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Anatoli Davydov |
Fighting Bulgarian Emigrant |
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Nina Gaidarova |
Bulgarian Emigrant's Wife |
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Wally McCleskey |
Chicken Fighter |
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Gary Vezane |
Canton's Bodyguard |
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H.P. Evetts |
Wolcott's Bodyguard |
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Bruce Morgan |
Miner - Mercenary |
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Bobby Faber |
Class Marshal - Harvard |
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Judi Trott |
Irvine's Girlfriend |
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Willem Dafoe |
Willy (uncredited) |
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Loyd Catlett |
Morrison's Sentry (uncredited) |
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Juli Erickson |
Refugee (uncredited) |
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Barrie Holland |
Policeman (uncredited) |
Directed By
Michael Cimino |
Director |
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Michael Grillo |
Assistant Director |
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Brian W. Cook |
Assistant Director |
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Michael Stevenson |
Second Assistant Director |
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Terry Needham |
Second Assistant Director |
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Dennis Capps |
Second Assistant Director |
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Richard Graves |
Second Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Michael Cimino |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Joann Carelli |
Producer |
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Denis O'Dell |
Executive Producer |
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Charles Okun |
Executive Producer |
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William Reynolds |
Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
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Cis Corman |
Casting Director |
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Tony Gaznick |
Casting Director |
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Jane Hallaren |
Casting Director |
Edited By
Lisa Fruchtman |
Editor |
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Gerald B. Greenberg |
Editor |
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William Reynolds |
Editor |
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Tom Rolf |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
J. Allen Highfill |
Costume Design |
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Christine Allsopp |
Makeup Artist |
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Thomas R. Burman |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
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Verne Caruso |
Hairstylist |
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Ken Chase |
Makeup Artist |
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Tom Hoerber |
Makeup Artist |
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Mary Keats |
Hairstylist |
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Ben Nye |
Makeup Artist |
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Jerry O'Dell |
Makeup Artist |
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Connie Reeve |
Makeup Artist |
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Sound
David Mansfield |
Original Music Composer |
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Richard Adams |
Sound Editor |
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C. Darin Knight |
Sound Mixer |
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Tom C. McCarthy |
Sound Editor |
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Winston Ryder |
Sound Editor |
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Curt Schulkey |
Sound Editor |
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Malcolm Davies |
Sound |
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Joann Carelli |
Music Supervisor |
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James J. Klinger |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Vilmos Zsigmond |
Director of Photography |
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Jan Kiesser |
Camera Operator |
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Michael Gershman |
Assistant Camera |
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Eric Engler |
Assistant Camera |
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Ken Nishino |
Assistant Camera |
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Lighting
Art Department
Tambi Larsen |
Production Design |
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Maurice Fowler |
Art Direction |
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Spencer Deverell |
Art Direction |
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James L. Berkey |
Set Decoration |
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Josie MacAvin |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
James Camomile |
Special Effects |
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Stan Parks |
Special Effects |
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Ken Pepiot |
Special Effects |
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Samuel E. Price |
Special Effects |
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Kevin Quibell |
Special Effects |
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William H. Burton Sr. |
Stunts |
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Hank Calia |
Stunts |
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David S. Cass Sr. |
Stunts |
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Loyd Catlett |
Stunts |
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Tom Elliott |
Stunts |
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H.P. Evetts |
Stunts |
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Joe Finnegan |
Stunts |
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Alan Gibbs |
Stunts |
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Bill Hart |
Stunts |
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Billy Hank Hooker |
Stunts |
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Leroy Johnson |
Stunts |
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George Orrison |
Stunts |
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Larry Randles |
Stunts |
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Chuck Waters |
Stunts |
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Paul Stewart |
Special Effects |
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Buddy Van Horn |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Walter Scott |
Stunts |
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Debbie Evans |
Stunts |
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Eleanor Fazan |
Choreographer |
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