Days of Heaven

Days of Heaven is a 1978 American drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, and Linda Manz. Set in 1916, it tells the story of Bill and Abby, lovers who travel to the Texas Panhandle to harvest crops for a wealthy farmer. Bill encourages Abby to claim the fortune of the dying farmer by tricking him into a false marriage.

The story is set in 1916. Bill Gere, a Chicago manual laborer, knocks down and kills a boss Margolin in the steel mill where he works. He flees to the Texas Panhandle with his girlfriend Abby Adams and younger sister Linda Manz, who provides the film narration. Bill and Abby pretend to be siblings to prevent gossip. The three hire on as part of a large group of seasonal workers with a rich, shy farmer Shepard. The farmer learns that he is dying, although the nature of the illness is not specified.After the farmer falls in love with Abby, Bill encourages her to marry the rich farmer so they can inherit his money after he dies. The marriage takes place and Bill stays on the farm as Abbys brother. The farmers foreman suspects their scheme. The farmers health unexpectedly remains stable, foiling Bills plans. Eventually, the farmer discovers Bills true relationship with Abby. At the same time, Abby has begun to fall in love with her husband. After a locust swarm and a fire destroy his wheat fields, the incensed farmer goes after Bill with a gun, but Bill kills him with a screwdriver, fleeing with Abby and Linda. The foreman and the police pursue and eventually find them. Bill is killed by the police. Later, Abby inherits the farmers money and leaves Linda at a boarding school. Abby leaves town on a train with soldiers leaving for World War I. Linda runs away from school with a friend. ........

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