Heaven's Gate

What one loves about life are the things that fade.

Harvard graduate James Averill 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, a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson. As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.

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))

Barrie Holland

(Policeman (uncredited))