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Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven

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

19787.51h 34m

Overview

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.

Directed by Terrence Malick
Written by Terrence Malick
Produced by Bert Schneider, Harold Schneider
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $3.7M

Top Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Bill

Brooke Adams

Brooke Adams

Abby

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

The Farmer

Linda Manz

Linda Manz

Linda

Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

The Farm Foreman

J

Jackie Shultis

Linda's Friend

Stuart Margolin

Stuart Margolin

Mill Foreman

Timothy Scott

Timothy Scott

Harvest Hand

G

Gene Bell

Dancer

D

Doug Kershaw

Fiddler

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoisfarmhusband wife relationshiplove triangletexasmarriagefieldlovepovertyclass differencesfarmerjealous husbandharvestrelaxedambiguous

About Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven is a drama, romance film released in 1978 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, farm, husband wife relationship, love triangle, texas, marriage. Directed by Terrence Malick, it stars Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard. 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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