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Heaven's Gate (1980)

US:: R Drama Western

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.

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1980-11-19

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Runtime: 219 mins Revenue: $3,484,331 Budget: $44,000,000 Rating: 6.8 Tag Line: The only thing greater than their passion for America... was their passion for each other.

Cast

Jeff Bridges

John L. Bridges

Brad Dourif

Student / Tennis Player

T Bone Burnett

Mickey Rourke

Nick Ray

Christopher Walken

Nathan D. Champion

John Hurt

Billy Irvine

Willem Dafoe

Joseph Cotten

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