directed by Michael Cimino, 1980

Plot

Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo, when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion, a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella Watson. As the struggle escalates, Averill and Champion begin to question their decisions.

Cast

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Isabelle Huppert

Ella Watson

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Kris Kristofferson

James Averill

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Christopher Walken

Nathan D. Champion