Genre			Western
Director			Michael Cimino
Writer			Michael Cimino
Company			United Artists
Starring			Kris Kristofferson Christopher Walken John Hurt Sam Waterston Brad Dourif Isabelle Huppert Show more... Kris Kristofferson Christopher Walken John Hurt Sam Waterston Brad Dourif Isabelle Huppert Joseph Cotten Jeff Bridges Ronnie Hawkins Paul Koslo Geoffrey Lewis Richard Masur Rosie Vela Mary Catherine Wright Nicholas Woodeson ..

Sheriff James Averill (Kris Kristofferson), educated in the east and full of idealism, attempts to protect immigrant farmers when wealthy land barons hire mercenaries to settle their scores. The hired guns, including Nathan Champion (Christopher Walken), plan to kill a number of farmers whose names appear on a death list and whom the farmers believe have been stealing their cattle. Backed by the army and the federal government, the mercenaries prepare to attack the farmers when Averill and Champion clash over the impending massacre and Ella Watson (Isabelle Huppert), a local prostitute and woman they both love.