Cast and crew
Heaven's Gate (1980)
60 cast and 72 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast60
Kris KristoffersonJames Averill
Christopher WalkenNathan D. Champion
John HurtBilly Irvine
Sam WaterstonFrank Canton
Brad DourifMr. Eggleston
Isabelle HuppertElla Watson
Joseph CottenThe Reverend Doctor
Jeff BridgesJohn L. Bridges
Ronnie HawkinsMajor Wolcott
Paul KosloMayor Charlie Lezak
Geoffrey LewisTrapper Fred
Richard MasurCully- Rosie VelaBeautiful girl
- Mary Catherine WrightNell
Nicholas WoodesonSmall man- Stefan ShcherbyBig man
Waldemar KalinowskiPhotographer
Terry O'QuinnCaptain Minardi- Jack ConleyMorrison
- Margaret BenczkMrs. Eggleston
- Jim KnobelochGeorge Kopestonsky
- Erika PetersenMrs. Kopestonsky
Robin BartlettMrs. Lezak
Tom NoonanJake- Marat YusimRussian Merchant
- Aivars SmitsMichael Kovach
- Gordana RashovichMrs. Kovach
Jarlath ConroyMercenary in new suit- Allen KellerDudley
- Caroline KavaStefka
- Mady KaplanKathia
Anna ThomsonLittle Dot
Mickey RourkeNick Ray
T Bone BurnettHeaven's Gate Band- Patricia HodgesJessie
- Kevin McClarnonArapaho Brown
- Kai WulffGerman Merchant
- Steven MajstorovicCzech Merchant
- Gabriel WalshZindel's Clerk
- Norton BuffaloPrivate
- Jack BlessingEmigrant Boy
- Jerry SullivanGovernor of Wyoming
- Jerry McGeeHeaven's Gate Band
- Cleve DupinHeaven's Gate Band
- Stephen BrutonHeaven's Gate Band
- Sean HopperHeaven's Gate Band
- David MansfieldJohn DeCory - Skating Violinist
- David S. Cass Sr.Moustached Mercenary
- Paul D'AmatoBearded Mercenary
- Peter OsuskyPeter
- Ivan KormanikIvan
- Michael ChristensenRobert Steingart - Juggler
- Anatoli DavydovFighting Bulgarian Emigrant
- Nina GaidarovaBulgarian Emigrant's Wife
- Wally McCleskeyChicken Fighter
- Gary VezaneCanton's Bodyguard
- H.P. EvettsWolcott's Bodyguard
- Bruce MorganMiner - Mercenary
- Bobby FaberClass Marshal - Harvard
- Judi TrottIrvine's Girlfriend
Crew72
Directing
- Michael CiminoDirector
- Richard GravesSecond Assistant Director
- Michael GrilloAssistant Director
- Terry NeedhamSecond Assistant Director
- Brian W. CookAssistant Director
- Dennis CappsSecond Assistant Director
- Michael StevensonSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Michael CiminoScreenplay
Production
- Charles OkunExecutive Producer
- Joann CarelliProducer
- Denis O'DellExecutive Producer
- William ReynoldsExecutive In Charge Of Post Production
- Cis CormanCasting Director
- Jane HallarenCasting Director
- Tony GaznickCasting Director
Camera
- Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
- Michael GershmanAssistant Camera
- Eric EnglerAssistant Camera
- Jan KiesserCamera Operator
- Ken NishinoAssistant Camera
Editing
- William ReynoldsEditor
- Gerald B. GreenbergEditor
- Lisa FruchtmanEditor
- Tom RolfEditor
Sound and music
- David MansfieldOriginal Music Composer
- Richard AdamsSound Editor
- Tom C. McCarthySound Editor
- C. Darin KnightSound Mixer
- Curt SchulkeySound Editor
- Winston RyderSound Editor
- Malcolm DaviesSound
- James J. KlingerSupervising Sound Editor
- Joann CarelliMusic Supervisor
Art
- Tambi LarsenProduction Design
- Spencer DeverellArt Direction
- Josie MacAvinSet Decoration
- Maurice FowlerArt Direction
- James L. BerkeySet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- Christine AllsoppMakeup Artist
- Thomas R. BurmanSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Ken ChaseMakeup Artist
- Verne CarusoHairstylist
- Mary KeatsHairstylist
- Ben NyeMakeup Artist
- Tom HoerberMakeup Artist
- Connie ReeveMakeup Artist
- J. Allen HighfillCostume Design
- Jerry O'DellMakeup Artist
Crew
- Joe FinneganStunts
- James CamomileSpecial Effects
- Kevin QuibellSpecial Effects
- David S. Cass Sr.Stunts
- H.P. EvettsStunts
- Loyd CatlettStunts
- Alan GibbsStunts
- Leroy JohnsonStunts
- George OrrisonStunts
- William H. Burton Sr.Stunts
- Ken PepiotSpecial Effects
- Billy Hank HookerStunts
- Chuck WatersStunts
- Bill HartStunts
- Hank CaliaStunts
- Samuel E. PriceSpecial Effects
- Larry RandlesStunts
- Stan ParksSpecial Effects
- Tom ElliottStunts
- Paul H. StewartSpecial Effects
- Buddy Van HornStunt Coordinator
- Walter ScottStunts
- Debbie EvansStunts
- Eleanor FazanChoreographer