Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1978 · 1h 34m

Days of Heaven

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Director
Terrence Malick
Cast
Richard Gere as Bill Brooke Adams as Abby Sam Shepard as The Farmer Linda Manz as Linda Robert J. Wilke as The Farm Foreman Jackie Shultis as Linda's Friend
Crew
Néstor Almendros — Director of Photography Billy Weber — Editor Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer Terrence Malick — Writer Bert Schneider — Producer Harold Schneider — Producer
Tagline

She gave her hand to one man, but her heart to another.

Synopsis

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

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Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisfarmhusband wife relationshiplove triangletexasmarriagefieldlovepovertyclass differencesfarmerjealous husband
Key Collaborators
Terrence Malick Director Néstor Almendros Director of Photography Billy Weber Editor Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer Terrence Malick Writer Bert Schneider Producer Harold Schneider Producer Jerry R. Allen Costume Design Patricia Norris Costume Design
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