Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.
Cast
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
Mary Catherine Wright
Nell
Nicholas Woodeson
Small man
Stefan Shcherby
Big man
Waldemar Kalinowski
Photographer
Terry O'Quinn
Captain Minardi
Jack Conley
Morrison
Margaret Benczk
Mrs. Eggleston
Jim Knobeloch
George Kopestonsky
Erika Petersen
Mrs. Kopestonsky
Robin Bartlett
Mrs. Lezak
Tom Noonan
Jake
Marat Yusim
Russian Merchant
Aivars Smits
Michael Kovach
Gordana Rashovich
Mrs. Kovach
Jarlath Conroy
Mercenary in new suit
Allen Keller
Dudley
Caroline Kava
Stefka
Mady Kaplan
Kathia
Anna Thomson
Little Dot
Mickey Rourke
Nick Ray
T Bone Burnett
Heaven's Gate Band
Patricia Hodges
Jessie
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 DeCory - Skating Violinist
David S. Cass Sr.
Moustached Mercenary
Paul D'Amato
Bearded Mercenary
Peter Osusky
Peter
Ivan Kormanik
Ivan
Michael Christensen
Robert Steingart - Juggler
Anatoli Davydov
Fighting Bulgarian Emigrant
Nina Gaidarova
Bulgarian Emigrant's Wife
Wally McCleskey
Chicken Fighter
Gary Vezane
Canton's Bodyguard
H.P. Evetts
Wolcott's Bodyguard
Bruce Morgan
Miner - Mercenary
Bobby Faber
Class Marshal - Harvard
Judi Trott
Irvine's Girlfriend
Willem Dafoe
Willy (uncredited)
Loyd Catlett
Morrison's Sentry (uncredited)
Juli Erickson
Refugee (uncredited)
Mark Chapman
Charles (uncredited)
Crew
Michael Cimino
Director, Screenplay
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
William Reynolds
Editor, Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Tom Rolf
Editor
Lisa Fruchtman
Editor
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Dennis Capps
Second Assistant Director
Richard Graves
Second Assistant Director
Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director
Terry Needham
Second Assistant Director
Michael Grillo
Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook
Assistant Director
Denis O'Dell
Executive Producer
Charles Okun
Executive Producer
Joann Carelli
Producer, Music Supervisor
Tambi Larsen
Production Design
Jan Kiesser
Camera Operator
Ken Nishino
Assistant Camera
Eric Engler
Assistant Camera
Michael Gershman
Assistant Camera
Tony Gaznick
Casting Director
Cis Corman
Casting Director
Jane Hallaren
Casting Director
J. Allen Highfill
Costume Design
Verne Caruso
Hairstylist
Mary Keats
Hairstylist
Ken Chase
Makeup Artist
Christine Allsopp
Makeup Artist
Connie Reeve
Makeup Artist
Tom Hoerber
Makeup Artist
Jerry O'Dell
Makeup Artist
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
James J. Klinger
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Adams
Sound Editor
Tom C. McCarthy
Sound Editor
Curt Schulkey
Sound Editor
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Malcolm Davies
Sound
James Camomile
Special Effects
Kevin Quibell
Special Effects
Samuel E. Price
Special Effects
Stan Parks
Special Effects
Ken Pepiot
Special Effects
Paul H. Stewart
Special Effects
Thomas R. Burman
Special Effects Makeup Artist
David Mansfield
Original Music Composer
James L. Berkey
Set Decoration
Josie MacAvin
Set Decoration
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Leroy Johnson
Stunts
Hank Calia
Stunts
Joe Finnegan
Stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts
David S. Cass Sr.
Stunts
Loyd Catlett
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunts
Bill Hart
Stunts
Larry Randles
Stunts
Tom Elliott
Stunts
William H. Burton Sr.
Stunts
George Orrison
Stunts
H.P. Evetts
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunts
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Buddy Van Horn
Stunt Coordinator
Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer
Spencer Deverell
Art Direction
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction
