Heaven's Gate (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray) R

The only thing greater than their passion for America... was their passion for each other.
Heaven's Gate (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
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Format:  Blu-ray  (2 Discs)
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Blu-ray Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 3 hours, 36 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: November 20, 2012
  • Originally Released: 1980
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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User Ratings: 5,426
On a purely sensory level, Heaven's Gate is overpowering. Full Review
Slate
Apr 1, 2013
Rating: 5/5 -- Its status as a true wonder-work of American cinema is now surely beyond doubt. Full Review
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Aug 1, 2013
...HEAVEN'S GATE still boasts a formidable cast and a visual scope to rival the likes of GLADIATOR...
Total Film
Oct 1, 2000
Rating: 5/5 -- Cimino endows the visuals with a Zola-esque texture and realism. But the characterisation and dramatic reach go beyond even that. Full Review
Financial Times
Aug 1, 2013
I will leave others to pick nits off this epic panorama. Full Review
Observer (UK)
Aug 4, 2013
Rating: 5/5 -- Emotionally stings like few other westerns.
Little White Lies
Aug 1, 2013
Rating: 5/5 -- It is a demanding film, without a doubt - but a passionate one. Full Review
Guardian
Aug 1, 2013

Product Description:

An epic post-Vietnam look at the Western genre and the exploitation of immigrant settlers, HEAVEN'S GATE is based on the historical 1890s Johnson County War incident in Wyoming. Visually remarkable sequences and a haunting score frame the story. Sheriff James Averill (Kris Kristofferson), educated in the east and full of idealism, attempts to protect immigrant farmers when wealthy land barons hire mercenaries to settle their scores. The hired guns, including Nathan Champion (Christopher Walken), plan to kill a number of farmers whose names appear on a death list and whom the farmers believe have been stealing their cattle. Backed by the army and the federal government, the mercenaries prepare to attack the farmers when Averill and Champion clash over the impending massacre and Ella Watson (Isabelle Huppert), a local prostitute and woman they both love. Shot right after Cimino's triumphant DEER HUNTER, the film is a violent, unsentimental look at the American frontier.

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  • UPC: 715515101110
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