Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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After winning the best picture Oscar and four other Academy Awards for The Deer Hunter, director Michael Cimino immediately got started on his next film, Heaven's Gate. It would end up becoming the biggest disaster in the history of Hollywood at the time. Cimino's career was ruined, and the ripple effects could be felt throughout the rest of the film industry for many years afterward.

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