Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino (1939–2016) was an American director and screenwriter, one of the most extravagantly ambitious figures of the New Hollywood era. His feature The Deer Hunter won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. His subsequent feature Heaven's Gate became one of the most notorious commercial disasters in Hollywood history. His acclaimed films include Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, Year of the Dragon, The Sicilian, and Desperate Hours.