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Heaven's Gate (1981)

Movie"What one loves about life are the things that fade."
Audience Score
68
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 24th, 1981 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 29th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$44,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$3,484,331 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Denis O'Dell, Charles Okun
Production Companies:Partisan Productions, United Artists