Heaven's Gate (Criterion Collection)

Kris Kristofferson, John Hurt, Christopher Walken. This epic Western is centered on Wyoming’s Johnson County War of 1892, in which rich cattle barons began killing off European settlers to take their land. Directed by Michael Cimino. Includes director-supervised transfer of the director’s cut, restored audio, illustrated audio interview with the director and producer Joann Carelli, new interviews with Kristofferson, the sountrack arranger and the second assistant director, trailer and TV spot and booklet featuring essay by critic Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan and 1980 interview with the director. 1980/color/3 hrs., 36 min/NR/widescreen.