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Directed by
Michael Cimino 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Michael Cimino  writer

Cast (in credits order)

Kris Kristofferson ... James Averill

Christopher Walken ... Nathan D. Champion

John Hurt ... Billy Irvine

Sam Waterston ... Frank Canton

Brad Dourif ... Mr. Eggleston

Isabelle Huppert ... Ella Watson
Joseph Cotten ... The Reverend Doctor

Jeff Bridges ... John L. Bridges
Ronnie Hawkins ... Major Wolcott

Paul Koslo ... Mayor Charlie Lezak

Geoffrey Lewis ... Trapper Fred
Richard Masur ... Cully
Rosie Vela ... Beautiful girl (as Roseanne Vela)
Mary Catherine Wright ... Nell (as Mary C. Wright)
Nicholas Woodeson ... Small man
Stefan Shcherby ... Big man
Waldemar Kalinowski ... Photographer

Terry O'Quinn ... Capt. Minardi
Jack Conley ... Morrison (as John Conley)
Margaret Benczak ... Mrs. Eggleston
Jim Knobeloch ... Kopestansky (as James Knobeloch)
Erika Petersen ... Mrs. Kopestonsky
Tom Noonan ... Jake
Marat Yusim ... Russian merchant
Aivars Smits ... Mr. Kovach
Gordana Rashovich ... Mrs. Kovach
Jarlath Conroy ... Mercenary in new suit
Allen Keller ... Dudley

Caroline Kava ... Stefka
Mady Kaplan ... Kathia
Anna Levine ... Little Dot
Pat Hodges ... Jessie

Mickey Rourke ... Nick Ray
Kevin McClarnon ... Arapaho Brown
Kai Wulff ... German merchant
Steven Majstorovic ... Czech merchant
Gabriel Walsh ... Zindel's clerk
Norton Buffalo ... Private

Jack Blessing ... Emigrant boy
Jerry Sullivan ... Governor of Wyoming
Jerry McGee ... Heaven's Gate band
Cleve Dupin ... Heaven's Gate band
Stephen Bruton ... Heaven's Gate band
Sean Hopper ... Heaven's Gate band

David Mansfield ... John DeCoy, Heaven's Gate band violinist
T-Bone Burnett ... Heaven's Gate band
David S. Cass Sr. ... Moustached mercenary (as David Cass)
Paul D'Amato ... Bearded mercenary
Peter Osusky ... Peter
Ivan Kormanik ... Ivan
Michael Christensen ... Juggler
Anatoli Davydov ... Fighting Bulgarian emigrant (as Anatoly Davydov)
Nina Gaidarova ... Bulgarian emigrant's wife
Wally McCleskey ... Chicken fighter
Gary Vezane ... Canton's bodyguard (as Gary 'Buzz' Vezane)
H.P. Evetts ... Wolcott's bodyguard
Bruce Morgan ... Miner (mercenary)
Bobby Faber ... Class marshal (Harvard)
Judi Trott ... Irvine's girlfriend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robin Bartlett ... Mrs. Lezak

Loyd Catlett ... Morison's sentry

Juli Erickson ... Refugee
Les Gapay ... Extra
Al Nazario Hunter ... Regulator
David Lewis ... Extra
Eric Wood ... Immigrant

Willem Dafoe ... Extra (uncredited)
Lincoln Hurst ... Harvard undergraduate (uncredited)
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Produced by
Joann Carelli .... producer
Denis O'Dell .... executive producer
Charles Okun .... executive producer
William Reynolds .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
David Mansfield 
 
Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond 
 
Film Editing by
Lisa Fruchtman 
Gerald B. Greenberg  (as Gerald Greenberg)
William Reynolds 
Tom Rolf 
 
Casting by
Cis Corman 
Tony Gaznick 
Jane Halloran 
 
Production Design by
Tambi Larsen 
 
Art Direction by
Spencer Deverell  (as Spencer Deverill)
Maurice Fowler 
 
Set Decoration by
James L. Berkey  (as Jim Berkey)
Josie MacAvin 
 
Costume Design by
J. Allen Highfill  (as Allen Highfill)
 
Makeup Department
Thomas R. Burman .... special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
Verne Caruso .... hair stylist (as Vern Caruso)
Ken Chase .... makeup artist
Tom Hoerber .... makeup artist (as Thomas A. Hoerber)
Mary Keats .... hair stylist
Ben Nye .... makeup artist
Jerry O'Dell .... makeup artist (as Gerald W. O'Dell)
Ken Diaz .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Robert Grand .... production manager (as Bob Grand)
Denis O'Dell .... production manager (as Dennis O'Dell)
Charles Okun .... production manager
Peter Price .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Armstrong .... second assistant director
Dennis Capps .... second assistant director
Brian W. Cook .... assistant director (as Brian Cook)
Richard Graves .... second assistant director
Michael Grillo .... assistant director
Terry Needham .... second assistant director
Michael Stevenson .... second assistant director
Ken Tuohy .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Ragnar Antonsen .... drapery foreman
Gus Basso .... greensman
Joseph D. Brady .... construction foreman
Jaymes Hinkle .... sign painter (as Jimmy J. Hinkle)
Tom Jung .... poster designer
Maurice Larson .... sign painter gang boss
Nancy Mickelberry .... set designer
James F. Orendorff .... construction coordinator (as James Orendorff)
David Q. Quick .... assistant property master (as David Quick)
Rudy Reachi .... assistant property master (as Rodolfo Reachi)
Bob Sherwood .... stand-by propman
Alan Sims .... assistant property master
Alan Sims .... lead man
Robert J. Visciglia Sr. .... property master (as Robert Visciglia)
James T. Woods .... painter gang boss
William Ladd Skinner .... set designer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Richard Adams .... sound editor (as Richard W. Adams)
Donald L. Bolger .... boom operator (as Don Bolger)
Charles J. Bond .... cable person (as Charles Bond)
Arthur Carelli .... cable person
Ken Dufva .... foley artist
Michael Jablow .... assistant sound editor
Chris Jenkins .... sound re-recording mixer
James J. Klinger .... supervising sound editor
Jas. Klinger .... assistant sound editor
C. Darin Knight .... sound mixer (as Darin Knight)
Robert Knudson .... sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudsen)
Skip MacDonald .... assistant sound editor
Don MacDougall .... sound re-recording mixer (as Don Mac Dougall)
Tom C. McCarthy .... sound editor (as Tom McCarthy)
Gene Radzik .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (2004 5.1 update)
Winston Ryder .... sound editor
Curt Schulkey .... sound editor
Jonathan Andrews .... sound liason (uncredited)
Malcolm Davies .... sound (uncredited)
Richard Portman .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
James Camomile .... special effects (as Jim Camomile)
Stan Parks .... special effects
Ken Pepiot .... special effects
Samuel E. Price .... special effects (as Sam Price)
Kevin Quibell .... special effects
Paul Stewart .... special effects
 
Stunts
Tom Elliott .... stunts
Buddy Van Horn .... stunt coordinator
William H. Burton .... stunts (uncredited)
Hank Calia .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Finnegan .... stunts (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hart .... stunts (uncredited)
Billy Hank Hooker .... stunts (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson .... stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison .... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Randles .... stunts (uncredited)
Walter Scott .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Waters .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Cridlin .... key grip
Dick Deats .... key grip (as Richard Deats)
Ray De La Motte .... camera operator
Doug DiGioia .... camera operator (as Doug DiGoia)
Eric Engler .... assistant camera
Jeff Gershman .... camera operator (as Jeff Gerhsman)
Michael Gershman .... assistant camera
Paul Gilbert .... camera operator
Ernst Haas .... still photographer
John Harris .... camera operator
Lee Heckler .... gaffer
John Hull .... grip
Jan Kiesser .... camera operator
Kyle T. MacDowell .... grip
Ken Miller .... best boy grip
Louis Niemeyer .... assistant camera
Ken Nishino .... assistant camera
Kelvin Pike .... camera operator
Paul M. Pollard .... camera operator (as Paul Pollard)
László Regos .... camera operator (as Laszlo Regos)
Joseph D. Steuben .... camera operator (as Joseph Steuben)
Jenny Thomson .... camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
 
Casting Department
Pam Caper .... casting associate
Jim Comfort .... extras casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beth Alexander .... costumer
Sandy Berke Jordan .... costumer: women (as Sandy Berke)
James P. Cullen .... costumer
Barry Francis Delaney .... costumer (as Barry Delaney)
Claudia Everett .... wardrobe assistant
Frimi Okun .... costumer
Laurie Riley .... costumer: men
 
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett .... negative cutter
Mellissa Bretherton .... assistant editor
Neil Farrell .... assistant editor
Aubrey Head .... color timer
Harry Peck Bolles .... apprentice editor
Michael E. Polakow .... assistant editor
Michael Ripps .... assistant editor
Ralph Sandler .... assistant film editor
Penelope Shaw .... assistant editor
José Antonio Torres .... assistant film editor (as Jose Torres)
 
Music Department
Joann Carelli .... music supervisor
William Saracino .... music editor (as Bill Saracino)
 
Transportation Department
Gene R. Johnson .... transportation coordinator (as Gene Johnson)
 
Other crew
Ted Albert .... unit publicist
Bryan Buchanan .... lead stand-in
Kim Burke .... wrangler
Alan B. Curtiss .... location manager
Eleanor Fazan .... choreographer
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer
Sally Jones .... script supervisor
Lynda Karjola .... production coordinator
Alex Matcham .... assistant accountant
Patty Nelson .... secretary: Mr. Cimino
Gene O'Brien .... wrangler (as Gene O'Brian)
Fred O'Dell .... wrangler (as Freddie O'Dell)
Betty Owens .... assistant production accountant
Sally Pardo .... production assistant
Ellen Ribner .... researcher
June Samson .... script supervisor
Dominic Santarone .... caterer
Ruth Santarone .... caterer
B. Thomas Seidman .... assistant trainee (as Thomas Seidman)
Nanette Siegert .... production coordinator
William Snyder .... production assistant
Joe Stanley .... location manager
Tad Tadlock .... additional choreographer
Ann Tait .... production controller (as Anne M. Tait)
Bill Twaddle .... wrangler
Rudy Ugland .... boss wrangler
Robert Weinstein .... researcher
Jerry Young .... wrangler
 

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