Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

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Days of Heaven

"She gave her hand to one man, but her heart to another."

1978

1h 34m

7.5(1106 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

5 videos

Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Richard Gere

Bill

Richard Gere

Acting

Brooke Adams

Abby

Brooke Adams

Acting

Sam Shepard

The Farmer

Sam Shepard

Acting

Linda Manz

Linda

Linda Manz

Acting

Robert J. Wilke

The Farm Foreman

Robert J. Wilke

Acting

Jackie Shultis

Linda's Friend

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Acting

Stuart Margolin

Mill Foreman

Stuart Margolin

Acting

Timothy Scott

Harvest Hand

Timothy Scott

Acting

Gene Bell

Dancer

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Acting

Doug Kershaw

Fiddler

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Acting

Richard Libertini

Vaudeville Leader

Richard Libertini

Acting

Frenchie Lemond

Vaudeville Wrestler

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Acting

Sahbra Markus

Vaudeville Dancer

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Acting

Bob Wilson

Accountant

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Acting

Muriel Jolliffe

Headmistress

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Sound

John Wilkinson

Preacher

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Acting

King Cole

Farm Worker

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Directing

Terrence Malick

Mill Worker (uncredited)

Terrence Malick

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