Michael Cimino

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

February 3, 1939 — July 2, 2016 (77 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Heaven's Gate
    Heaven's Gate1980
  • The Sunchaser
    The Sunchaser1996

Known For

  • The Deer Hunter
    The Deer Hunter1978
  • Magnum Force
    Magnum Force1973
  • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974
  • Heaven's Gate
    Heaven's Gate1980
  • Year of the Dragon
    Year of the Dragon1985
  • Silent Running
    Silent Running1972
  • Desperate Hours
    Desperate Hours1990
  • The Sunchaser
    The Sunchaser1996
  • The Sicilian
    The Sicilian1987
  • The Rose
    The Rose1979
  • To Each His Own Cinema
    To Each His Own Cinema2007
  • Il pianto della statua
    Il pianto della statua
  • Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
    Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe2020

Filmography

1985
Year of the Dragon · as Screenplay
1980
Heaven's Gate · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot · as Screenplay
1973
Magnum Force · as Screenplay
1972
Silent Running · as Screenplay

2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend · as Self (archive Footage)
2021
2021
Michael Cimino, God Bless America · as Self (archive Footage)
2020
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr · as Self (archive)
2017
The Oscars · as Self - Memorial Tribute
2017
2017 EE British Academy Film Awards · as Self - In Memoriam
2012
2004
1996
VIP World · as Self
1994
1987
Biography · as Self
1979
The 51st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1978
1971
Film · as Self

2020
2007
To Each His Own Cinema · as Miguel Cimino (segment: No Translation Needed)

2007
Il pianto della statua · as Short Story "the Wind Sculpture"
1979
The Rose · as Story
1978
The Deer Hunter · as Story