Days of Heaven
Period drama. A triangular love story set on a wheat farm in the Texas Panhandle in 1916/1917.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Bill Richard Gere
- Abby Brooke Adams
- the farmer Sam Shepard
- Linda Linda Manz
- farm foreman Robert J. Wilke
- Linda's friend Jackie Shultis
- mill foreman Stuart Margolin
- harvest hand Tim Scott
- dancer Gene Bell
- fiddler Doug Kershaw
- vaudeville leader Richard Libertini
- vaudeville wrestler Frenchie Lemond
- vaudeville dancer Sahbra Markus
- accountant Bob Wilson
- headmistress Muriel Jolliffe
- preacher John Wilkinson
- farm worker King Cole
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Terrence Malick
- 2nd Unit Director Jacob Brackman
- Assistant Director Skip Cosper
- Assistant Director (2nd) Rob Lockwood
- Assistant Director (2nd) Martin Walters
- Special Assistant to the Director Nancy Coan Kaclik
- Special Assistant to the Director Peter Broderick
- Script Supervisor Wally Bennett
Production
- ©/Production Company Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Production Company O.P. Productions
- Executive Producer Jacob Brackman
- Produced by Bert Schneider
- Produced by Harold Schneider
- Production Manager Les Kimber
- 2nd Unit Manager Coulter Adams
- Senior Accountant Edward Hill
- Location Accountant Heather Mcintosh
- Executive Assistant to Bert Schneider Blue André
- Assistant to the Producer Michie Gleason
- Assistant to the Producer John Chesko
- Assistant to the Producer Michael Burns
- Assistant to the Producer Leslie Cox
- Production Secretary Michelle Shapiro
- Production Secretary Marilyn Tasso
- Researcher Irene Malick
- Researcher Susan Vermazen
- Researcher Rosalia Purdum
- Researcher Peter Neufeld
- Researcher Nathalie Seaver
Casting
- Casting Dianne Crittenden
- Casting Assistant Barbara Claman
- Casting Assistant Judy Lamb
- Casting Assistant Karen Grossman
- Casting Assistant Geno Havens
- Casting Assistant Elinor Renfield
- Casting Assistant Terry Bolo
Writing
- Written by Terrence Malick
Photography
- Director of Photography Nestor Almendros
- Additional Photography Haskell Wexler
- 2nd Unit Photographer Paul Ryan
- Time Lapse Photography Ken Middleham
- Colour Consultant Bob Mcmillian
- Camera Operator John Bailey
- Camera Operator Rod Parkhurst
- [Panaglide Camera Operator] Eric van Haren Noman
- Special Camera Assistant Kent Remington
- Special Camera Assistant Bob Eber
- [Assistant Camera (2nd)] Michael Gershman
- Gaffer James Boyle
- [Electrics] Best Boy Malcolm Kendall
- Electrician Andy Wilson
- Key Grip Clyde Hart
- Dolly Grip Frank Merrells
Stills
- Title Sequence Photographs Lewis Hine
- Title Sequence Photographs Henry Hamilton Bennett
- Title Sequence Photographs Frances Benjamin Johnston
- Title Sequence Photographs Chansonetta Emmons
- Title Sequence Photographs William Notman
- Title Sequence Photographs Edie Baskin
- Special Stills Edie Baskin
- Stills Bruno Engler
Special Effects
- Special Effects John Thomas
- Special Effects Mel Merrells
Editing
- Editor Billy Weber
- Additional Editor Caroline Ferriol
- Additional Editor Marion Segal
- Additional Editor Susan Martin
- Assistant Editor Roberta Friedman
- Assistant Editor George Trirogoff
- Editorial Consultant Jeffrey Schneider
- Editorial Consultant Dessy Markovski
- Editorial Consultant Tikki Goldberg
Design
- Art Director Jack Fisk
- Set Decorator Robert Gould
- Property Master Allan Levine
- Assistant Property Master Barry Merrells
- Set Construction Get Set
- Painter John Lattanzio
Costumes
- Costume Designer Patricia Norris
- Men's Wardrobe Gerard Green
Make-up
- Make-up Jamie Brown
- Hairstylist Bertine Taylor
Titles
- Title Design Dan Perri
Music
- Music/Music Conductor Ennio Morricone
- Additional Music Leo Kottke
- Harmonica Rick Smith
- Music Co-ordinator Gabriella Belloni
- Music Co-ordinator Enrico Demelis
- Music Co-ordinator Denny Bruce
- Music Editor Dan Carlin Jr
- Music Editor Ted Roberts
Sound
- Music Mixer Robert W. Glass Jr
- Music Recording Engineer Sergio Marcotulli
- Music Recording Engineer John Iles
- Music Recording Engineer Sandro Fois
- Sound Mixer George Ronconi
- Sound Mixer Barry Thomas
- Special Audio Assistant Allen Byers
- Special Audio Assistant Robert Burton
- Special Audio Assistant Alan R. Splet
- Sound Glen Glenn Sound
- Glen Glenn Sound Crew Robert Thirlwell
- Glen Glenn Sound Crew Jean Marler
- Glen Glenn Sound Crew Peter Gregory
- Glen Glenn Sound Crew Joe Wachter
- MGM Supervising Engineer Chet Luton
- Dolby Consultant Stephen Katz
- Dolby Consultant Phil Boole
- Dolby Consultant Clyde Mckinney
- Boom Man Louie Hogue
- Boom Man Glen Lambert
- Re-recording Mixer John 'Doc' Wilkinson
- Negative Cutter Barbara Morrison
- Special Sound Effects Jim Cox
- Sound Effects Neiman-Tillar Associates
- Sound Effects Mixer John Reitz
- Sound Effects Editor Colin Mouat
- Sound Effects Editor Charles L. Campbell
Stunts
- Stunt Flying Erin Talbott
- Stunt Flying Joe Watts
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Clenton Owensby
- Transportation Captain Don Nablo
- Driver John Brumby
- Special Thanks to Deborah Eisenberg
- Special Thanks to Redd Foxx
- Special Thanks to Tom Kobayashi
- Special Thanks to Stuart Margolin
- Special Thanks to Roger Mayer
- Special Thanks to Patrick R. Norris
- Special Thanks to Bob Rafelson
- Special Thanks to Greta Ronningen
- Special Thanks to Wallace Shawn
- Special Thanks to Ian Underwood
- Special Thanks to Wallace Wolf
- Wrangler John D. Scott
- Wrangler Isabella Miller
- Wrangler Reg Glass
- Wrangler Bob Wilson
- Wrangler Joe Dodds
- Wrangler Dixie Gray