Principal cast
Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz and Robert J. Wilke
Film 225 of 498 on the Screen Path
Days of Heaven
She gave her hand to one man, but her heart to another.
About the film
Days of Heaven at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1978 film at stop 225 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Nรฉstor Almendros (director of photography), Billy Weber (editor), Ennio Morricone (original music composer) and Jack Fisk (art direction)
- Director
- Terrence Malick
- Release
- 1978-09-13
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Richard GereCharacter: Bill
- Brooke AdamsCharacter: Abby
- Sam ShepardCharacter: The Farmer
- Linda ManzCharacter: Linda
- Robert J. WilkeCharacter: The Farm Foreman
- Jackie ShultisCharacter: Linda's Friend
- Stuart MargolinCharacter: Mill Foreman
- Timothy ScottCharacter: Harvest Hand
- Gene BellCharacter: Dancer
- Doug KershawCharacter: Fiddler
- Richard LibertiniCharacter: Vaudeville Leader
- Frenchie LemondCharacter: Vaudeville Wrestler
Full crew
Full crew
- Terrence MalickCredits: Director, Writer
- Billy WeberCredits: Editor
- John ThomasCredits: Special Effects
- Erin TalbottCredits: Stunts
- Joe WattsCredits: Stunts
- John BaileyCredits: Camera Operator
- Edie BaskinCredits: Still Photographer
- James F. BoyleCredits: Gaffer
- Haskell WexlerCredits: Additional Photography
- Nรฉstor AlmendrosCredits: Director of Photography
- Ennio MorriconeCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Jacob BrackmanCredits: Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
- Bert SchneiderCredits: Producer
- Harold SchneiderCredits: Producer
- Dianne CrittendenCredits: Casting
- Jack FiskCredits: Art Direction
- Robert GouldCredits: Set Decoration
- Patricia NorrisCredits: Costume Design
- Jerry R. AllenCredits: Costume Design
- Les KimberCredits: Production Manager
- Bertine TaylorCredits: Hairstylist
- Mel MerrellsCredits: Special Effects
- Jamie BrownCredits: Makeup Artist
- Coulter AdamsCredits: Unit Manager
- Skip CosperCredits: First Assistant Director
- Rob LockwoodCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Martin WaltersCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Johnny LattanzioCredits: Painter
- Alan LevineCredits: Property Master
- Barry MerrellsCredits: Assistant Property Master
- Wallace C. BennettCredits: Script Supervisor
- John BrumbyCredits: Driver
- Don NabloCredits: Transportation Captain
- Jered GreenCredits: Wardrobe Master
- Robert EberCredits: Assistant Camera
- Bruno EnglerCredits: Still Photographer
- Clyde HartCredits: Key Grip
- Malcolm KendallCredits: Best Boy Grip
- Frank MerrellsCredits: Dolly Grip
- Rod ParkhurstCredits: Camera Operator
- Philip BooleCredits: Dolby Consultant
- Allan BrombergCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
- Allen ByersCredits: Sound Assistant
- Robert BurtonCredits: Sound Assistant
- Jim CoxCredits: Special Sound Effects
- Michael GallowayCredits: Sound Recordist
- Peter GregoryCredits: Other
- Louis HogueCredits: Boom Operator
- Stephen KatzCredits: Dolby Consultant
- Glen LambertCredits: Boom Operator
- Jean MarlerCredits: Other
- Clyde McKinneyCredits: Dolby Consultant
- Colin C. MouatCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- John T. ReitzCredits: Sound Effects
- George RonconiCredits: Sound Mixer
- Alan SpletCredits: Sound Assistant
- Robert ThirlwellCredits: Other
- Barry ThomasCredits: Sound Mixer
- Joe WachterCredits: Other
- Don MacDougallCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chansonetta EmmonsCredits: Other
- Henry Hamilton BennettCredits: Other
- Lewis HineCredits: Other
- Frances Benjamin JohnstonCredits: Other
- Ken MiddlehamCredits: Other
- William NotmanCredits: Other
- Kent RemingtonCredits: Assistant Camera
- Paul RyanCredits: Second Unit Director of Photography
- Andrew D. WilsonCredits: Electrician
- Eric Van Haren NomanCredits: Camera Operator
- Terry BoloCredits: Casting Assistant
- Barbara ClamanCredits: Casting Assistant
- Geno HavensCredits: Casting Assistant
- Judith LambCredits: Casting Assistant
- Karen ReaCredits: Casting Assistant
- Elinor RenfieldCredits: Casting Assistant
- Caroline BiggerstaffCredits: Additional Editor
- Roberta FriedmanCredits: Assistant Editor
- Tikki GoldbergCredits: Editorial Consultant
- Dessie MarkovskyCredits: Editorial Consultant
- Susan MartinCredits: Additional Editor
- Bob McMillianCredits: Color Assistant
- Barbara MorrisonCredits: Negative Cutter
- Jeffrey SchneiderCredits: Editorial Consultant
- Marion SegalCredits: Additional Editor
- George TrirogoffCredits: Assistant Editor
- Richard GaribaldiCredits: Colorist
- Gabriella BelloniCredits: Music Coordinator
- Denny BruceCredits: Music Coordinator
- Daniel Allan CarlinCredits: Music Editor
- Enrico DeMelisCredits: Music Coordinator
- Sandro FoisCredits: Score Engineer
- Robert W. Glass Jr.Credits: Scoring Mixer
- John IlesCredits: Score Engineer
- Leo KottkeCredits: Additional Music
- Sergio MarcotulliCredits: Score Engineer
- Ted RobertsCredits: Music Editor
- Rick SmithCredits: Musician
- Reg GlassCredits: Animal Wrangler
- Susan VermazenCredits: Researcher
- Marilyn TassoCredits: Production Secretary
- Nathalie SeaverCredits: Researcher
- Charles L. CampbellCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- John WilkinsonCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Sharron MillerCredits: Sound Editor
- Dan PerriCredits: Title Designer
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