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Days of Heaven

  • 19781978
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
58K
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Days of Heaven (1978)
Watch ’Official Trailer’
Play trailer1:56
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  • Drama
  • Romance
A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
58K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Terrence Malick
  • Writer
    • Terrence Malick
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Brooke Adams
    • Sam Shepard
Top credits
  • Director
    • Terrence Malick
  • Writer
    • Terrence Malick
  • Stars
    • Richard Gere
    • Brooke Adams
    • Sam Shepard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 236User reviews
    • 119Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 12 nominations total

    Videos3

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:56
    Official Trailer
    A Guide to the Films of Terrence Malick
    Clip 2:31
    A Guide to the Films of Terrence Malick
    Top 5 Forbidden-Love Films With 'Disobedience' Star Alessandro Nivola
    Video 2:33
    Top 5 Forbidden-Love Films With 'Disobedience' Star Alessandro Nivola

    Photos443

    Richard Gere and Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Richard Gere and Bob Wilson in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Brooke Adams and Sam Shepard in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Richard Gere and Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Richard Gere and Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Richard Gere and Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Richard Gere and Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, and Linda Manz in Days of Heaven (1978)
    Richard Gere and Brooke Adams in Days of Heaven (1978)

    Top cast

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    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • Billas Bill
    Brooke Adams
    Brooke Adams
    • Abbyas Abby
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • The Farmeras The Farmer
    Linda Manz
    Linda Manz
    • Lindaas Linda
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • The Farm Foremanas The Farm Foreman
    • (as Robert Wilke)
    Jackie Shultis
    • Linda's Friendas Linda's Friend
    Stuart Margolin
    Stuart Margolin
    • Mill Foremanas Mill Foreman
    Timothy Scott
    Timothy Scott
    • Harvest Handas Harvest Hand
    • (as Tim Scott)
    Gene Bell
    • Danceras Dancer
    Doug Kershaw
    Doug Kershaw
    • Fiddleras Fiddler
    Richard Libertini
    Richard Libertini
    • Vaudeville Leaderas Vaudeville Leader
    Frenchie Lemond
    • Vaudeville Wrestleras Vaudeville Wrestler
    Sahbra Markus
    • Vaudeville Danceras Vaudeville Dancer
    Bob Wilson
    • Accountantas Accountant
    Muriel Jolliffe
    • Headmistressas Headmistress
    John Wilkinson
    • Preacheras Preacher
    King Cole
    • Farm Workeras Farm Worker
    Terrence Malick
    Terrence Malick
    • Mill Workeras Mill Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terrence Malick
    • Writer
      • Terrence Malick
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The shot of locusts ascending to the sky was shot in reverse with the helicopter crew throwing peanut shells down, and actors walking backwards.
    • Goofs
      Towards the end of the movie, Bill fires three shots from a double-barreled shotgun without reloading.
    • Quotes

      Linda: Nobody's perfect. There was never a perfect person around. You just have half-angel and half-devil in you.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Wiz/Who is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe?/Girlfriends/The Big Fix/Days of Heaven (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Enderlin
      Written and Performed by Leo Kottke

      Used by permission of Overdrive Music A.S.C.A.P. Copyright 1978

    User reviews236

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Full surprise within the American film universe.
    This movie was a full and happy surprise for me. This man, Malick, stood twenty years out of business because he had to be, afterwards, after such a beautiful movie he couldn't and shouldn't return with any other thing shorter than this.

    Days Of Heaven is absolutely perfect cinema, the plot is not important, Malick simply wants to fill your senses and he achieves it.

    I haven't had the chance to watch it in a theatre, I was four years old at the time, I've watched it on television, and I understood immediately, this man is a hero for building up such a magnificent film in the United States, in Hollywood.

    A true director builds a universe of his own, with its own "time flow" and dreams and that is what Malick achieved with this film, magic, sacral art. Some sequences are "almost" (a big almost) Tarkovskyand this is a big commendation.
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    • Nuno-6
    • Feb 28, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Stay Hungry
    • Filming locations
      • Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,446,749
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,475,702
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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