Review of Heaven's Gate (1980) by Emmanuel D — 20 Mar 2008

Quite baroque for a western. Ambitious, insane ! and even the defaults become qualities.

This review of Heaven's Gate (1980) was written by Emmanuel D on 20 Mar 2008.

Heaven's Gate has generally received positive reviews.

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