Harvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., standing at the center of a conflict between impoverished immigrants and affluent cattle farmers. Politically connected ranchers enlist mercenary Nathan Champion—who is also vying for the affections of local madam Ella Watson—to combat the immigrant uprising. As tensions escalate, both Averill and Champion start to question their decisions.

• DirectorMichael Cimino
• Release19 November 1980
• Genre
  Drama / Western
• Duration3h 38m
• Budget$44,000,000
• Revenue$3,484,331
• Rate
  

  6.794
  374 reviews
• Productions

  United Artists, Partisan Productions