Michael Cimino

Michael Cimino (born in New York City, February 3, 1939, died July 2, 2016) wrote and directed Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) with Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges, directed The Deer Hunter (1978) with Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, wrote and directed Heaven’s Gate (1980) with Kris Kristofferson, directed Year of the Dragon (1965) with Mickey Rourke, The Sicilian (1987) from the 1984 novel by Mario Puzo with Christopher Lambert as Salvatore Giuliano, The Sunchaser (1996) with Woody Harrelson.