Heaven's Gate (Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate) (1980)

Slant's 100 Best Westerns of All Time (100 movies items)

"Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate is already the stuff of legend—for its troubled production, its initial critical tar-and-feathering, and its steady rise in reputation. But beyond its fascinating backstory, this big-budgeted auteurist statement remains one of the most beguiling of westerns. In his interpretation of the true Johnson County War, in which the U.S. government sanctioned the killing of the European settlers in Wyoming, Cimino crafts both a critique of the country’s longstanding"

Favorite Drama Films: 1980-1981 (38 movies items)

" Directed by: Michael Cimino Produced by: Charles Okun, Denis O'Dell, and Joann Carelli Written by: Michael Cimino Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond Edited by: Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. Greenberg, William Reynolds, and Tom Rolf Music by: David Mansfield Distributed by: United Artists"

Movies seen at the cinema (727 movies items)

"4K restoration screening at Astor Theatre, Melbourne. "

Films watched in 2019 (347 movies items)

"Cinema - Sunday 10.03.19"

An average movie

“Even though this movie has obviously a terrible reputation, I still wanted to check it out for many years, especially since I always had a weak spot for Michael Cimino's work. Well, after finally watching the damned thing, even though it was definitely not the worst movie I have seen, it still didn't really work though. The main issue I had was how long and how slow the movie was. I mean, the shorter version seems awful but I have seen either the original cut or the director's cut lasting almost 4 hours and it was just pretty tedious. Even though 'The Deer Hunter' was 3 hours long, I never had any problem with this movie as every single minute was interesting, entertaining and helped the whole picture to become more and more spellbinding. However, with this directing follow-up, even though” read more

Watched in 2014 (183 movies items)

"10.09.2014 "

Academy Award for Best Production Design: 1980s (50 movies items)

"Tambi Larsen (Art Director), James L. Berkey (Set Decorator) "

Watched in 2016 (190 movies items)

"Rewatched at cinema"

Super Epic Lengthy Films (150 movies items)

"Running time: 219 mins Re cut version: 149 mins Director's cut: 216 mins"