Heaven's Gate

Name: Heaven's Gate
Director: Michael Cimino
Released: 1980-11-19T00:00:00Z

Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) 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 (Christopher Walken), a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson (Isabelle Huppert). As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.

Runtime: 219

Release date: 1980-11-19

<article> <figure> <img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/tOUuPbywu4CW9ktyENijSxdJ5IZ.jpg" title='Heaven's Gate' alt='Heaven's Gate'/> </figure> <h1>Heaven's Gate</h1> <p>Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) 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 (Christopher Walken), a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson (Isabelle Huppert). As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 219</summary> <summary>Release date: 1980-11-19</summary></details> </article>