Michael Cimino - biography

“A film lives, becomes alive, because of its shadows, its spaces.”

“If you don’t get it right, what’s the point?”

“When the details of history no longer serve the function of the story - discard them.”

Michael Cimino directed the following films:
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Heaven’s Gate (1980)
Year of the Dragon (1985)
The Sicilian (1987)
Desperate Hours (1990)
The Sunchaser (1996)
Chacun son cinéma (2007)


Michael Cimino contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
Magnum Force (1973)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Rose (1979)
Heaven’s Gate (1980)
Year of the Dragon (1985)
The Sunchaser (1996)