Overview:
A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.| Status: | Released (1978-12-08) |
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| Awards: | Won 5 Oscars. 24 wins & 27 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $48,979,328 |
| Screen: | Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, EMI Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Pусский, Tiếng Việt |
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Casts
- 380: Robert De Niro - Michael Vronsky
- 4690: Christopher Walken - Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- 3096: John Cazale - Stan
- 47879: John Savage - Steven Pushkov
- 5064: Meryl Streep - Linda
- 10477: George Dzundza - John
- 80135: Rutanya Alda - Angela
Crews
- 12114: Michael Cimino - Director - Directing
- 3100: Peter Zinner - Editor - Editing
- 3662: Cis Corman - Casting - Production
- 14895: Barry Spikings - Producer - Production
- 12114: Michael Cimino - Producer - Production
- 14897: John Peverall - Producer - Production
- 12235: Vilmos Zsigmond - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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Slow pace movie which nicely depicts the life of worker class Russian inmigrants in USA and the impact that its young generation receives from Vietnam's war. The actual shock cause being the crazy game of the Russian roulette only helps from the artistic point of view of the film ....
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With director Cimino's recent death and his reputation in tatters since the debacle of 'Heaven's Gate', I decided to visit 'The Deer Hunter'. Though over three hours long, it's astonishing, paced so achingly right and I can see why he rightfully earned the 'carte blanche' that would ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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The Deer Hunter (1978) — Excellent character war drama that showcases some great performances, mainly De Niro and Walken. Directed by Michael Cimino, this 3-hour film takes its time developing these characters and shows the psychological side of the horrors of Vietnam, and war in gen ....
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Did Michael Cimino ever make another movie? I wouldn't be surprised if not after this harrowing and intense look at the human psyche after it's exposure to the brutalities of war. The war was in Vietnam, and the protagonists here are those who survived - to varying degrees - to retur ....
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