
Heaven's Gate
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.
Heaven's Gate
November 19, 1980
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Cast (64)

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 Reverend 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

Nicholas Woodeson
Small man

Stefan Shcherby
Big man

Waldemar Kalinowski
Photographer

Terry O'Quinn
Captain Minardi

Jack Conley
Morrison

Margaret Benczk
Mrs. Eggleston

Jim Knobeloch
George Kopestonsky

Erika Petersen
Mrs. Kopestonsky

Robin Bartlett
Mrs. Lezak

Tom Noonan
Jake

Marat Yusim
Russian Merchant

Aivars Smits
Michael Kovach

Gordana Rashovich
Mrs. Kovach

Jarlath Conroy
Mercenary in new suit

Allen Keller
Dudley

Caroline Kava
Stefka

Mady Kaplan
Kathia

Anna Thomson
Little Dot

Mickey Rourke
Nick Ray

T Bone Burnett
Heaven's Gate Band

Patricia Hodges
Jessie

Kevin McClarnon
Arapaho Brown

Kai Wulff
German Merchant

Steven Majstorovic
Czech Merchant

Gabriel Walsh
Zindel's Clerk

Norton Buffalo
Private

Jack Blessing
Emigrant Boy

Jerry Sullivan
Governor of Wyoming

Jerry McGee
Heaven's Gate Band

Cleve Dupin
Heaven's Gate Band

Stephen Bruton
Heaven's Gate Band

Sean Hopper
Heaven's Gate Band

David Mansfield
John DeCory - Skating Violinist

David S. Cass Sr.
Moustached Mercenary

Paul D'Amato
Bearded Mercenary

Peter Osusky
Peter

Ivan Kormanik
Ivan

Michael Christensen
Robert Steingart - Juggler

Anatoli Davydov
Fighting Bulgarian Emigrant

Nina Gaidarova
Bulgarian Emigrant's Wife

Wally McCleskey
Chicken Fighter

Gary Vezane
Canton's Bodyguard

H.P. Evetts
Wolcott's Bodyguard

Bruce Morgan
Miner - Mercenary

Bobby Faber
Class Marshal - Harvard

Judi Trott
Irvine's Girlfriend

Willem Dafoe
Willy (uncredited)

Loyd Catlett
Morrison's Sentry (uncredited)

Juli Erickson
Refugee (uncredited)

Barrie Holland
Policeman (uncredited)
Crew (72)
Directing

Richard Graves
Second Assistant Director

Michael Cimino
Director

Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director

Michael Grillo
Assistant Director

Terry Needham
Second Assistant Director

Brian W. Cook
Assistant Director

Dennis Capps
Second Assistant Director
Writing

Michael Cimino
Screenplay
Production

Jane Hallaren
Casting Director

Cis Corman
Casting Director

Denis O'Dell
Executive Producer

William Reynolds
Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Charles Okun
Executive Producer

Joann Carelli
Producer

Tony Gaznick
Casting Director
Sound

David Mansfield
Original Music Composer

Winston Ryder
Sound Editor

James J. Klinger
Supervising Sound Editor

Tom C. McCarthy
Sound Editor

Richard Adams
Sound Editor

Malcolm Davies
Sound

Joann Carelli
Music Supervisor

Curt Schulkey
Sound Editor

C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Art

Josie MacAvin
Set Decoration

Maurice Fowler
Art Direction

Tambi Larsen
Production Design

Spencer Deverell
Art Direction

James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Camera

Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography

Jan Kiesser
Camera Operator

Ken Nishino
Assistant Camera

Michael Gershman
Assistant Camera

Eric Engler
Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up

Ben Nye
Makeup Artist

Thomas R. Burman
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ken Chase
Makeup Artist

Christine Allsopp
Makeup Artist

Connie Reeve
Makeup Artist

Mary Keats
Hairstylist

Verne Caruso
Hairstylist

Tom Hoerber
Makeup Artist

J. Allen Highfill
Costume Design

Jerry O'Dell
Makeup Artist
Crew

Walter Scott
Stunts

George Orrison
Stunts

David S. Cass Sr.
Stunts

Joe Finnegan
Stunts

Tom Elliott
Stunts

Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts

Debbie Evans
Stunts

Bill Hart
Stunts

Buddy Van Horn
Stunt Coordinator

Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer

Larry Randles
Stunts

Loyd Catlett
Stunts

Stan Parks
Special Effects

Alan Gibbs
Stunts

Ken Pepiot
Special Effects

Chuck Waters
Stunts

Leroy Johnson
Stunts

Hank Calia
Stunts

Samuel E. Price
Special Effects

James Camomile
Special Effects

William H. Burton Sr.
Stunts

Kevin Quibell
Special Effects

Paul Stewart
Special Effects

H.P. Evetts
Stunts