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Michael Cimino
Writer 1939 - 2016

Michael Cimino

New York City, New York, USA

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... Read full bio →

Filmography

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6 titles
Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon

Michael Cimino 1985 2h 14m 6.7

A tough New York cop wages a private battle against the chaos of the Triads in Chinatown.

Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

Michael Cimino 1980 3h 37m 7.5

Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers.

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

Michael Cimino 1978 3h 3m 8.8

The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war drama film about a trio of Rusyn American steel worker friends and their infantry service in the Vietnam War.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Michael Cimino 1974 1h 56m 6.9

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

Magnum Force

Magnum Force

Ted Post 1973 2h 4m 7.3

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.

Silent Running

Silent Running

Douglas Trumbull 1972 1h 29m 6.5

Aboard a spaceship is the last earth plant life. A lonely biologist is in charge of taking care of the plants. Yet when he is ordered to destroy his plants and come home he fights back. A science fiction film from special effects artist Douglas Trumbull and a step towards New Hollywood.

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