Heaven's Gate (1980)

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All Region Blu-ray. Based on the Johnson County War of 1892. Michael Cimino's epic western is now hailed as a masterpiece of American cinema and is presented here in it's newly restored and definitive director's cut. Harvard graduate James Averill has returned to Wyoming as a Marshall and sis facing growing divisions and escalating tensions in the local community the powerful, government-backed cattle barons are waging war on the immigrant settlers they brand 'thieves and anarchists' and are drawing up a 'death list' for their hired mercenaries to act upon. As hostilities mount, the inevitability of a full-scale and bloody war edges ever closer. Special Features: Disc One - Main Feature Blu-ray New, restored transfer of Director Michael Cimino's cut supervised by Cimino. New restored 5. 1 soundtrack supervised by Cimino and presented in DTS-HD Master Audio. Also includes Stereo LPCM option. Disc Two - Bonus Features DVD 'True Gate' - an interview with Jeff Bridges 'Painting Jackson County' - an interview with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond'Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate' - DVD Release Version.