Michael Cimino

Michael Cimino (February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing The Deer Hunter and Heaven's Gate, the latter of which was initially poorly received before being re-assessed positively in subsequent decades.

Desperate Hours (1990)

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Mimi Rogers  •  Lindsay Crouse

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Mimi Rogers  •  Lindsay Crouse

Heaven's Gate (1980)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Christopher Walken  •  John Hurt  •  Isabelle Huppert

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Christopher Walken  •  John Hurt  •  Isabelle Huppert

The Deer Hunter (1978)

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  John Cazale  •  John Savage  •  Christopher Walken

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  John Cazale  •  John Savage  •  Christopher Walken

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Jeff Bridges  •  Geoffrey Lewis  •  Catherine Bach

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Jeff Bridges  •  Geoffrey Lewis  •  Catherine Bach

Year of the Dragon (1985)

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  John Lone  •  Ariane  •  Leonard Termo

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Mickey Rourke  •  John Lone  •  Ariane  •  Leonard Termo

The Sunchaser (1996)

A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Talisa Soto  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Jon Seda

A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  Talisa Soto  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Jon Seda

A Special Day (2012)

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Faure  •  Gilles Jacob
CAST:  Theo Angelopoulos  •  Olivier Assayas  •  Jane Campion  •  Chen Kaige

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuel Faure  •  Gilles Jacob
CAST:  Theo Angelopoulos  •  Olivier Assayas  •  Jane Campion  •  Chen Kaige

Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work (1993)

Interviews with celebrities such as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Dennis Hopper and Willie Nelson examine the remarkable career of actor-performer Kris Kristofferson, who successfully bridged the gap between Hollywood and Nashville. From his mastery of the "New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Joyce
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Joan Baez  •  Bob Beckham  •  Jackson Browne

Interviews with celebrities such as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Dennis Hopper and Willie Nelson examine the remarkable career of actor-performer Kris Kristofferson, who successfully bridged the gap between Hollywood and Nashville. From his mastery of the "New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Joyce
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Joan Baez  •  Bob Beckham  •  Jackson Browne

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)

A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Feldman
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lennie Niehaus  •  Ted Post  •  Buddy Van Horn

A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Feldman
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Lennie Niehaus  •  Ted Post  •  Buddy Van Horn

To Each His Own Cinema (2007)

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch  •  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen  •  Wong Kar-wai  •  Lars von Trier  •  Roman Polanski  •  Andrei Konchalovsky  •  Bille August  •  Tsai Ming-liang  •  Alejandro González Iñárritu  •  Manoel de Oliveira  •  David Cronenberg  •  Ken Loach  •  Jane Campion  •  Atom Egoyan  •  Amos Gitai  •  Gus Van Sant  •  Nanni Moretti  •  Aki Kaurismäki  •  Theo Angelopoulos  •  Wim Wenders  •  Olivier Assayas  •  Takeshi Kitano  •  Chen Kaige  •  Elia Suleiman  •  Walter Salles  •  Raymond Depardon  •  Raúl Ruiz  •  Abbas Kiarostami  •  Zhang Yimou  •  Hou Hsiao-hsien  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Jean-Pierre Dardenne  •  Luc Dardenne  •  Youssef Chahine  •  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Pegah Ahangarani  •  Leonid Alexeenko  •  Tarane Alidousti  •  Dàvi Alvarado

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch  •  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen  •  Wong Kar-wai  •  Lars von Trier  •  Roman Polanski  •  Andrei Konchalovsky  •  Bille August  •  Tsai Ming-liang  •  Alejandro González Iñárritu  •  Manoel de Oliveira  •  David Cronenberg  •  Ken Loach  •  Jane Campion  •  Atom Egoyan  •  Amos Gitai  •  Gus Van Sant  •  Nanni Moretti  •  Aki Kaurismäki  •  Theo Angelopoulos  •  Wim Wenders  •  Olivier Assayas  •  Takeshi Kitano  •  Chen Kaige  •  Elia Suleiman  •  Walter Salles  •  Raymond Depardon  •  Raúl Ruiz  •  Abbas Kiarostami  •  Zhang Yimou  •  Hou Hsiao-hsien  •  Claude Lelouch  •  Jean-Pierre Dardenne  •  Luc Dardenne  •  Youssef Chahine  •  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Pegah Ahangarani  •  Leonid Alexeenko  •  Tarane Alidousti  •  Dàvi Alvarado

The Sicilian (1987)

Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Christopher Lambert  •  Terence Stamp  •  Joss Ackland  •  John Turturro

Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Christopher Lambert  •  Terence Stamp  •  Joss Ackland  •  John Turturro

Michael Cimino, God Bless America (2022)

A road-movie narrated by Michael Cimino (recorded by the documentary's director during their journey together across the United States), and with the exceptional participation of Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone. From Thunderbolt and Lightfoot to Year of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Baptiste Thoret
CAST:  Quentin Tarantino  •  James Toback  •  John F. Buchmelter III  •  Tommy Fitzgerald

A road-movie narrated by Michael Cimino (recorded by the documentary's director during their journey together across the United States), and with the exceptional participation of Quentin Tarantino and Oliver Stone. From Thunderbolt and Lightfoot to Year of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Baptiste Thoret
CAST:  Quentin Tarantino  •  James Toback  •  John F. Buchmelter III  •  Tommy Fitzgerald

Los mejores westerns (2019)

The epic history of Western cinema, one of the foundational film genres, as beloved as it is reviled, through its best films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Verónica Melguizo
CAST:  Alejandro G. Calvo  •  John Ford  •  David O. Selznick  •  King Vidor

The epic history of Western cinema, one of the foundational film genres, as beloved as it is reviled, through its best films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Verónica Melguizo
CAST:  Alejandro G. Calvo  •  John Ford  •  David O. Selznick  •  King Vidor

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)

The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career in Hollywood, highlighted iconic films like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as well as Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and Gran Torino all the way to Cry Macho in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clélia Cohen
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Don Siegel  •  Sondra Locke  •  Sergio Leone

The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career in Hollywood, highlighted iconic films like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as well as Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and Gran Torino all the way to Cry Macho in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clélia Cohen
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Don Siegel  •  Sondra Locke  •  Sergio Leone

No Translation Needed (2007)

An obnoxious theatre owner and amateur filmmaker (Cimino) makes a music video for a Cuban band.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Michael Cimino

An obnoxious theatre owner and amateur filmmaker (Cimino) makes a music video for a Cuban band.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Cimino
CAST:  Michael Cimino

1979 ITV South Bank Show Interview With Michael Cimino

A 1979 interview with The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino.  (more)

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CAST:  Michael Cimino

A 1979 interview with The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino.  (more)

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CAST:  Michael Cimino