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Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Terrence Malick
Produced by Bert Schneider
Harold Schneider
Written by Terrence Malick
Starring Richard Gere
Brooke Adams
Sam Shepard
Linda Manz
Music by Ennio Morricone
Leo Kottke
Cinematography Néstor Almendros
Haskell Wexler
Edited by Billy Weber
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 1978 (1978-10-06)
Running time
94 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $3 million
Box office $3.4 million

Days of Heaven is a 1978 American romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, and Linda Manz. Set in 1916, it tells the story of Bill and Abby, lovers who travel to the Texas Panhandle to harvest crops for a wealthy farmer. Bill encourages Abby to claim the fortune of the dying farmer by tricking him into a false marriage.

Days of Heaven was Malick's second feature film, after the enthusiastically received Badlands (1973), and was produced on a budget of $3,000,000. Production was particularly troublesome, with a tight shooting schedule and significant budget constraints. Additionally, editing took Malick a lengthy three years, due to difficulty with achieving a general flow and assembly of the scenes. This was eventually solved with an added, improvised narration by Linda Manz. The film was scored by Ennio Morricone and photographed by Nestor Almendros and Haskell Wexler.

Days of Heaven received positive reviews on its original theatrical release; its photography was widely praised, although a small number of critics considered only this aspect to be worthy of high praise. It was not a significant commercial success, but did win an Academy Award for Best Cinematography along with three nominations for the score, costume design and sound. Malick also won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Days of Heaven has since become one of the most acclaimed films of its decade, noted particularly for its cinematography. In 2007, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It continues to appear in polls of the best films ever made, including at #49 on a BBC poll of the greatest American films.


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