Heaven's Gate (1980)

Regisseur:

Michael Cimino

Drehbuchautor:

Michael Cimino (writer)

Premierendatum:

19. November 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Historienfilm | Western

Werbezeile:

What one loves about life are the things that fade.

Plot:

Michael Cimino's bleak anti-western based on events in 1890s Wyoming. Sheriff James Averill attempts...

Plot Keywords:

Neck Breaking Scene | Slavic Americans | Babushka | Cavalry To Rescue | Sheriff

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

What did Hollywood have against Heaven?

Besetzung

Kris Kristofferson	...	James Averill
Christopher Walken	...	Nathan D. Champion
John Hurt	...	Billy Irvine
Sam Waterston	...	Frank Canton
Brad Dourif	...	Mr. Eggleston
Isabelle Huppert	...	Ella Watson
Joseph Cotten	...	The Reverand Doctor
Jeff Bridges	...	John L. Bridges
Ronnie Hawkins	...	Major Wolcott
Paul Koslo	...	Mayor Charlie Lezak
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Trapper Fred
Richard Masur	...	Cully
Rosie Vela	...	Beautiful girl (as Roseanne Vela)
Mary Catherine Wright	...	Nell (as Mary C. Wright)
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Small man

Alternativ:

Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (USA) (complete title)
The Johnson County Wars (USA) (original script title)
Heaven's Gate - Das Tor zum Himmel (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]
Tor zum Himmel, Das (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]
Heaven's Gate (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

149 Min (re-cut) | 219 Min (original cut)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.20 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

West Germany:16 (f) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | UK:X (original rating) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R

Drehorte:

Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana, USA

Firma:

Partisan Productions

Dies und das:

Some of John Hurt's scripted scenes had to be re-written or canceled as he had to leave the production to start shooting on The Elephant Man (1980).

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: The real James Averill never studied at Harvard, he attended Cornell.

Dialogzitate:

Captain Minardi: Do you know what I really dislike about you, Jim? You're a rich man with a good name. You only pretend to be poor.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004)

What did Hollywood have against Heaven?

I was expecting this movie to be a stinker but I wanted to see for myself, but I was surprised how good of a movie this was. I know longer movies often don't do well at the box office but why this was pulled and not allowed to be viewed by the public is beyond me. It maintained my interest throughout and the scenery and photography is breathtaking at times. The plot was good and the morality play was a good one. I liked the realism which was along the lines of "Unforgiven". I had to rent this movie to see it but it was definitely worth it.