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Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate is a symbol of Hollywood excess and financial mismanagement. Francine Stock scours the archives to hear from chief protagonists Michael Cimino and Steven Bach.

With Francine Stock

Heaven's Gate is a symbol of Hollywood excess and financial mismanagement. One of the biggest disasters in film history, Michael Cimino's epic is said to have killed the studio that produced it, United Artists. Francine scours through the archives to hear from two its chief protagonists, head of production Steven Bach and director Michael Cimino.

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28 minutes

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Sun 29 Nov 202023:00
BBC Radio 4

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