James Averill

Kris Kristofferson

Acting

Nathan D. Champion

Christopher Walken

Acting

Billy Irvine

John Hurt

Acting

Frank Canton

Sam Waterston

Acting

Mr. Eggleston

Brad Dourif

Acting

Ella Watson

Isabelle Huppert

Acting

The Reverend Doctor

Joseph Cotten

Acting

John L. Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Acting

Major Wolcott

Ronnie Hawkins

Acting

Mayor Charlie Lezak

Paul Koslo

Acting

Trapper Fred

Geoffrey Lewis

Acting

Cully

Richard Masur

Acting

Beautiful girl

Rosie Vela

Acting

Nell

Mary Catherine Wright

Acting

Small man

Nicholas Woodeson

Acting

Big man

Stefan Shcherby

Acting

Photographer

Waldemar Kalinowski

Art

Captain Minardi

Terry O'Quinn

Acting

Morrison

Jack Conley

Acting

Mrs. Eggleston

Margaret Benczk

Acting

George Kopestonsky

Jim Knobeloch

Acting

Mrs. Kopestonsky

Erika Petersen

Acting

Mrs. Lezak

Robin Bartlett

Acting

Jake

Tom Noonan

Acting

Russian Merchant

Марат Юсим

Acting

Michael Kovach

Aivars Smits

Acting

Mrs. Kovach

Gordana Rashovich

Acting

Mercenary in new suit

Jarlath Conroy

Acting

Dudley

Allen Keller

Acting

Stefka

Caroline Kava

Acting

Kathia

Mady Kaplan

Acting

Little Dot

Anna Thomson

Acting

Nick Ray

Mickey Rourke

Acting

Heaven's Gate Band

T Bone Burnett

Sound

Jessie

Patricia Hodges

Acting

Arapaho Brown

Kevin McClarnon

Acting

German Merchant

Kai Wulff

Acting

Czech Merchant

Steven Majstorovic

Acting

Zindel's Clerk

Gabriel Walsh

Acting

Private

Norton Buffalo

Sound

Emigrant Boy

Jack Blessing

Acting

Governor of Wyoming

Jerry Sullivan

Acting

Heaven's Gate Band

Jerry McGee

Acting

Heaven's Gate Band

Cleve Dupin

Acting

Heaven's Gate Band

Stephen Bruton

Acting

Heaven's Gate Band

Sean Hopper

Acting

John DeCory - Skating Violinist

David Mansfield

Sound

Moustached Mercenary

David S. Cass Sr.

Directing

Bearded Mercenary

Paul D'Amato

Acting

Peter

Peter Osusky

Acting

Ivan

Ivan Kormanik

Acting

Robert Steingart - Juggler

Michael Christensen

Acting

Fighting Bulgarian Emigrant

Anatoli Davydov

Acting

Bulgarian Emigrant's Wife

Nina Gaidarova

Acting

Chicken Fighter

Wally McCleskey

Acting

Canton's Bodyguard

Gary Vezane

Acting

Wolcott's Bodyguard

H.P. Evetts

Acting

Miner - Mercenary

Bruce Morgan

Acting

Class Marshal - Harvard

Bobby Faber

Acting

Irvine's Girlfriend

Judi Trott

Acting

Willy (uncredited)

Willem Dafoe

Acting

Morrison's Sentry (uncredited)

Loyd Catlett

Acting

Refugee (uncredited)

Juli Erickson

Acting

Charles (uncredited)

Mark Chapman

Acting