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Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven, the long-awaited follow-up to his 1973 debut Badlands, confirmed his reputation as a visual poet and narrative iconoclast with a story of love and murder told through the jaded voice of a child and expressive images of nature. In 1916, Chicago steelworker Bill (Richard Gere, stepping in for John Travolta) flees to Texas with his little sister Linda (Linda Manz) and girlfriend Abby (Brooke Adams) after fatally erupting at his boss. Along with other itinerant laborers, they work the harvest at a wealthy, ailing farmer's ranch, but the farmer (playwright Sam Shepard) falls in love with Abby, and, believing her to be Bill's sister, asks the three to stay on at his elysian spread. Seeing it as his one real chance to escape perpetual poverty, Bill urges Abby to marry the sick man. Marriage, however, has more restorative powers, and the farmer has more magnetism, than Bill had planned. "Nobody's perfect," Linda impassively observes in one of her many voiceovers, after their brief paradise is erased by plagues of locusts, fire, and lethal jealousy.
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Cast & Crew - Days of Heaven
Richard Gere
(Films)(Biography) Bill
Brooke Adams
(Films) Abby
Sam Shepard
(Films)(Biography)(Music) The Farmer
Linda Manz
(Films)(Biography) Linda
Robert J. Wilke Farm Foreman
Stuart Margolin Mill Foreman
Jackie Shultis Linda's friend
Gene Bell Dancer
Doug Kershaw Fiddler
Muriel Jolliffe Headmistress
Frenchie Lemond Vaudeville Wrestler
Richard Libertini Vaudeville Leader
Sahbra Markus Vaudeville Dancer
Timothy Scott Harvest Hand
John K. Wilkinson Preacher
Bob Wilson Accountant
Technical Credits
Terrence Malick Director, Screenwriter
Nestor Almendros Cinematographer
John Bailey Camera Operator
Jacob Brackman Executive Producer
Jamie Brown Makeup
Skip Cosper Asst. Director
Dianne Crittenden Casting
Jack Fisk Art Director
Robert W. Glass Jr. Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Gregory Sound/Sound Designer
Les Kimber Production Manager
Leo Kottke Score Composer
Mel Merrells Special Effects
Ennio Morricone Score Composer
Pat Norris Costumes/Costume Designer
John Reitz Sound/Sound Designer
George Ronconi Sound Mixer
Bert Schneider Producer
Harold Schneider Producer
Robert Thirlwell Sound/Sound Designer
Barry Thomas Sound Mixer
John Thomas Special Effects
Billy Weber Editor
Haskell Wexler Cinematographer
John K. Wilkinson Sound/Sound Designer
Product Details
Actors: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Robert J. Wilke
Directors: Terrence Malick
Writers: Terrence Malick
Producers: Bert Schneider, Harold Schneider, Jacob Brackman
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Criterion
DVD Release Date: March 23, 2010
Run Time: 94 minutes
Special Features
Restored high-definition digital transfer
Audio commentary with Weber, Jack Fisk, Patricia Norris & Dianne Crittenden
Audio interview with Richard Gere
Video interviews with Bailey, Haskell Wexler & Sam Shepard
A booklet featuring an essay by critic Adrian Martin
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