DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Audiovisual Collection
Heaven's gate
Call Number
- DVD ACTION (CEN, WSQ)
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges, Geoffrey Lewis, Paul Koslo, Richard Masur, Ronnie Hawkins, Terry O'Quinn, John Conley, Tom Noonan, Mickey Rourke.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2012]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (216 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Uniform Title
Summary
In this depiction of the promise and perils of America's western expansion, a Harvard graduate relocates to Wyoming as a federal marshal; there, he learns of a government-sanctioned plot by cattle barons to kill the area's European settlers for their land. The resulting battle is based on the bloody real-life Johnson County War of 1892.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Special features: illustrated audio interview with director Michael Cimino and producer Joann Carelli ; interviews with actor Kris Kristofferson, soundtrack arranger and performer David Mansfield, and second assistant director Michael Stevenson ; restoration demonstration ; teaser and TV spot.
Contents
- Disc 1. New, restored transfer of Part I of Cimino's cut of the film, supervised by Cimino
- Disc 2. New, restored transfer of Part II of Cimino's cut of the film, supervised by Cimino.