Heaven's Gate (#636) (Criterion Collection)[USA]

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Release Date: November 20,2012
Purchase Link: Amazon

A breathtaking depiction of the promise and perils of America’s western expansion, Heaven’s Gate, directed by Michael Cimino, is among Hollywood’s most ambitious and unorthodox epics. Kris Kristofferson brings his weathered sensuality to the role of a Harvard graduate who relocates to Wyoming as a federal marshal; there, he learns of a government-sanctioned plot by cattle barons to kill the area’s European settlers for their land. The resulting battle is based on the bloody real-life Johnson County War of 1892. Also starring Isabelle Huppert and Christopher Walken, Heaven’s Gate is a savage and ravishingly shot take on western movie lore. This release presents the full director’s cut, letting viewers today see Cimino’s potent original vision.

Disc Features:

1. New, restored transfer of director Michael Cimino’s cut of the film, supervised by Cimino
2. New restoration of the 5.1 surround soundtrack, supervised by Cimino, in DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition
3. New illustrated audio interview with Cimino and producer Joann Carelli
4. New interviews with actor Kris Kristofferson, soundtrack arranger and performer David Mansfield, and second assistant director Michael Stevenson
5. The Johnson County War, a video interview with historian Bill O’Neal about the real-life conflict that inspired the film, and its resonance in popular culture
6. Trailer and TV spots
7. PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic and programmer Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan

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[Ripley18711]

Another one I really want but can't because its region locked Damn you Criterion!!

 

[LeonD]

Still waiting for this from B&N, they are very slow to deliver to the UK, but for the sale prices I can let them off

 

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[Horhay]

Added purchase link and three reasons to OP.