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Days of Heaven (1978)

7.5 IMDb 94% RT 94/100 MC
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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.

Best Release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

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Director

Terrence Malick

Genre

Drama, Romance

Sub-Genre

Romance Drama

Box Office

$3,446,749

Runtime

1 hour and 34 minutes (94 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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S-Tier Criterion 4K. Terrence Malick and Nestor Almendros' magic hour photography is the reason to own this disc. The transfer preserves the golden light in the wheat fields without crushing the shadows.

noted Apr 8, 2026

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NOVEMBER 2023 Criterion Collection titles - The Last Picture Show 4k, Days of Heaven 4k, Mean Streets 4k, Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar, La cérémonie 38 Days of Heaven 4K acquired! Very happy with my Criterion collection so far 4 Days of Heaven 4K 7 Days of Heaven 4K criterion looks incredible 5 What film have you bought the most times? Double- triple- quadruple-dipped? 23

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