Heaven's Gate contains too many ideas and striking spectacle to be a disaster, but this western buckles under the weight of its own sprawl.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Michael Cimino -
Producer -
Joann Carelli -
Screenwriter -
Michael Cimino -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists -
Production Co -
United Artists , Partisan Productions -
Genre -
Western , History , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 23, 1981, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 16, 2008 -
Runtime -
3h 38m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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