Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 217 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
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. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.
- immigrant
- showdown
- wyoming
- usa
- love triangle
- montana
- brothel
- marshal
- idealist
- cock fighting
- cockfight
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Kris Kristofferson
James Averill
Christopher Walken
Nathan D. Champion
John Hurt
Billy Irvine
Sam Waterston
Frank Canton
- Brad Dourif — Mr. Eggleston
- Isabelle Huppert — Ella Watson
- Joseph Cotten — The Reverend Doctor
- Jeff Bridges — John L. Bridges
- Ronnie Hawkins — Major Wolcott
- Paul Koslo — Mayor Charlie Lezak
- Geoffrey Lewis — Trapper Fred
- Richard Masur — Cully
- Rosie Vela — Beautiful girl
- Mary Catherine Wright — Nell
- Nicholas Woodeson — Small man
- Directed
- Michael Cimino
- Written
- Michael Cimino
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 422 ratings
- Studio
- United Artists, Partisan Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
