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: Cimino’s obsession with detail—using thousands of extras and building entire towns—led to a then-unprecedented budget. Critics widely agree that the cinematography is stunning, capturing the American West with a grand, painterly scale.

: The story follows a Harvard-educated marshal (Kris Kristofferson) caught in the middle of a brutal 1890s range war between wealthy cattle barons and poor European immigrants in Wyoming. It is a stark exploration of class warfare, power, and the dark side of American expansion. La puerta del cielo [010010B019EE8000][v0][US]....

Directed by Michael Cimino, this film is one of the most famous examples of a "beautiful failure" in cinematic history. Its legacy is split between its initial disastrous reception and its modern re-evaluation as a masterpiece. It is a stark exploration of class warfare,

: Upon its 1980 release, it was a box office bomb that nearly bankrupted United Artists. Critics at the time attacked its slow pacing and excessive length (the original cut was over 3.5 hours). : Upon its 1980 release, it was a