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The Deer Hunter
1978
One of several 1978 films dealing with the Vietnam War (including Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Coming Home), Michael Cimino's epic second feature The Deer Hunter was both renowned for its tough portrayal of the war's effect on American working class steel workers and notorious for its ahistorical use of Russian roulette in the .. Read more
| Starring | Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep |
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| Director | Michael Cimino |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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The Deer Hunter
One of several 1978 films dealing with the Vietnam War (including Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Coming Home), Michael Cimino's epic second feature The Deer Hunter was both renowned for its tough portrayal of the war's effect on American working class steel workers and notorious for its ahistorical use of Russian roulette in the Vietnam sequences. Structured in five sections contrasting home and war, the film opens in Clairton, PA, as Mike (Robert De Niro), Nick (Christopher Walken), and Stan (John Cazale, in his last film) celebrate the wedding of their friend Steve (John Savage) and go on a final deer hunt before the men leave for Vietnam. Mike treats hunting as a test of skill, lecturing Stan about the value of one shot deer slaying and brushing off Nick's urgings to appreciate nature's beauty. As Mike ruminates post-hunt, the film cuts to the horror of Vietnam, where the men are captured by Vietcong soldiers who force Mike and Nick to play Russian roulette for the V.C.'s amusement. Mike turns the game to his advantage so they can escape captivity, but the men are permanently scarred by the episode. Steve loses his legs; Nick vanishes in the Saigon Russian roulette parlors. Mike returns alone to Clairton a changed man, as he rejects the killing of the deer hunt and finds solace with Nick's old girlfriend Linda (Meryl Streep). Disgusted by the antics of his male cohorts at home, Mike decides to bring Steve back from a veterans' hospital, and he returns to Saigon to find Nick. As Saigon falls, Mike discovers how far gone Nick is; the survivors gather in Clairton for a funeral breakfast, singing an impromptu rendition of God Bless America. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, George Dzundza, Shirley Stoler, Rutanya Alda, Chuck Aspegren |
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| Director | Michael Cimino |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 2 mins Blu-ray: 3 hrs 2 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 56 mins HD DVD: 3 hrs 2 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | 100 Top Thrillers, American Film Institute's top 100, Best Picture Oscar Winners |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English HD DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1978 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 19 May 2011 To Rent: DVD: 25 Mar 2002 Blu-ray: 28 Sep 2009 HD DVD: 26 Mar 2007 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
The Deer Hunter (1978)
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The three-hour running time is taken up with crosscutting of a wedding, a deer hunt and a game of Russian roulette. Presumably the audience has to guess the point, if any; meanwhile it may be repelled by this long and savage if frequently engrossing film.
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Long and brilliant!
Yes it maybe nearly 3 hours long but this is a brilliant film. The acting is dynamite. De Niro and Walken are fantastic, especially in the POW camp!
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- 08 Jan 2007 at 14:44
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Stick to your Xbox dummies!
There are some real thickos out there, aren't there? This film is not Rambo nor does Steven Seagal appear midway through wearing a headband while garotting ... read more »
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John Savage -Some of the best acting in cinema history.
John Savage, Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep. Their acting was superb especially John Savage in the Vietcong prison camp- some of the best ... read more »
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Dont try the roulette at home!
Classic Vietnam war film, along with Apocalypse Now. Slow by modern standards, and a little bit 'here we are being moody, and life-like'. Walken's ... read more »
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Stars praise Streep at Kennedy Center Honors
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- 05 Dec 2011
Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt all took to the stage to pay tribute to Meryl Streep at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday (04Dec11). The Oscar-winning actress received an accolade at the 34th annual ceremony in Washington, D.C. along with Neil Diamond, actress Barbara Cook, saxophonist Sonny Rollins, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. A number of guests spoke on behalf of the honourees and Streep enjoyed tributes from some of Hollywood's biggest names. After a series of clips showing her... Read more
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This epic look at the Vietnam War and its effects told through the lives of a tight knit group of friends from a Pennsylvania town was Michael Cimino's second film and established him in the pantheon of American directors. Complex and emotionally raw performances from Robert De Niro and Meryl ...
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This epic look at the Vietnam War and its effects told through the lives of a tight knit group of friends from a Pennsylvania town was Michael Cimino's second film and established him in the pantheon of American directors. Complex and emotionally raw performances from Robert De Niro and Meryl ...
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The Deer Hunter
One of several 1978 films dealing with the Vietnam War (including Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Coming Home), Michael Cimino's epic second feature The Deer Hunter was both renowned for its tough portrayal of the war's effect on American working class steel workers and notorious for its ahistorical use ...
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