Title Heaven's Gate Overview Harvard graduate James Averill Kris Kristofferson is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion Christopher Walken , a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson Isabelle Huppert . As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions. Tagline The only thing greater than their passion for America... was their passion for each other. Genres Action, Drama, History, Western Keywords montana, showdown, brothel, marshal, dance, immigrant, studies, idealist Production Companies United Artists, The Criterion Collection Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English, Français, Deutsch, Polski, Pусский Original Language en Runtime minutes 219 Release Year 1980
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 3 million USD