Michael Cimino
February 3, 1939 · 87 years old
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 subsequent decades.
Known For
9 titles
The Deer Hunter
The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
Magnum Force
Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
Silent Running
In a future where all flora are extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's plant samples, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
Year of the Dragon
A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.
Heaven's Gate
During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
Desperate Hours
An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
The Sicilian
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
To Each His Own Cinema
A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.