Michael Cimino -- who won an Oscar for Best Director with 1978’s “The Deer Hunter” only to see his career torpedoed by the massive flop “Heaven’s Gate” two years later -- has died, the director of the Cannes Film Festival announced in a tweet. Cimino was believed to be 77. No further details were immediately available. Complete coverage on Fox News Channel and FoxNews.com.

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