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Director:
Michael Epstein
Writers:
Stephen Bach (book)
Michael Epstein (writer)
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Genre:
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Cast

 
Steven Bach ... Himself

Jeff Bridges ... Himself

Charles Chaplin ... Himself (archive footage)

Willem Dafoe ... Narrator (voice)

Brad Dourif ... Himself

Douglas Fairbanks ... Himself (archive footage)

D.W. Griffith ... Himself (archive footage)

Kris Kristofferson ... Himself

David Mansfield ... Himself

Mary Pickford ... Herself (archive footage)
Penelope Shaw ... Herself
Vilmos Zsigmond ... Himself
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Directed by
Michael Epstein 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Stephen Bach  book "Final Cut: Dreams and Disaster in the Making of Heaven's Gate"
Michael Epstein  writer

Produced by
Andrew Cohen .... executive producer
Michael Epstein .... producer
Erika Frankel .... associate producer
Rachael Horovitz .... producer
Samuel Paul .... supervising producer
Jeremy Rocklin .... associate producer
Caroline Suh .... producer
Lauren Zalaznick .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Joel Goodman 
 
Cinematography by
Michael Chin 
 
Film Editing by
Penny Hays 
 
Sound Department
Ken Hahn .... sound
Scott Harber .... sound mixer
Jeff Meese .... sound recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Mark Thompson .... motion graphics designer
 
Music Department
David Bramfitt .... composer: additional music
 
Other crew
Roger Kass .... legal services
Andrew Vannata .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Final Cut: The Making of 'Heaven's Gate' and the Unmaking of a Studio (USA) (TV title)
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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
This one is HIGHLY recommended!, 21 March 2006
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Author: Interlepos from Norway

This is a brilliant doc! Very captivating.

As I understand this "making of" has only been shown on TV (so far). I would guess a doc as good as this would warrant it's own release on DVD. If not that, it should at least be included in a future special edition of Heaven's Gate (which I'm sure we'll get someday).

All the interviews are very interesting. The stories that were told was funny, shocking, sad, mind-boggling, informative and captivating. It's funny that Willem Dafoe (who was fired from the set of heaven's gate, as an extra) is the narrator. He does a great job.

The craftsmanship that went into this making of is breathtaking. It's not often you see movie related documentaries done as well as this. Most of them are rush-jobs. This one was absorbing all the way through and is highly recommended to any movie fan interested in movie history.

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