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Based on a novel by E.M. Corder, the story follows three friends from a Pennsylvanian steelworks who leave to fight in Vietnam, and the effects of war on their friendship.

Product Identifiers

ProducerMichael Deeley, Michael Cimino, John Peverall, Barry Spikings

EAN5055201840790

eBay Product ID (ePID)9048553632

Product Key Features

ActorChristopher Walken, Robert De Niro, George Dzundza, Meryl Streep, John Savage, Shirley Stoler, Chuck Aspegren, John Cazale, Rutanya Alda

Film/TV TitleThe Deer Hunter

DirectorMichael Cimino

FormatDVD

Release Year2019

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time178 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate18

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerStanley Myers

Production DesignerKim Swados, Ron Hobbs

ReviewsNew York Times - Included in the New York Times's "10 BEST FILMS OF 1978", Variety - ...The film remains intense, powerful and fascinating for more than three hours....The acting, throughout, is outstanding. Walken's performance is a marvel...

Additional InformationThis 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 Streep earned each an Academy Award nomination, and Christopher Walken's portrayal of Nick, who survives capture but is unable to escape its trauma, is a tour de force that earned him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. With a keen eye for nuance and a carefully structured script, Cimino interweaves the rituals great and small that make up the lives of his characters, creating a poignant sense of what remained constant and what was forever changed by their experience of the war.

AwardsBest Picture 1979 -, Best Actor In A Supporting Role 1979 - Christopher Walken, Best Director 1979 - Michael Cimino

ScreenwriterDeric Washburn

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Deer Hunter

EditorPeter Zinner

Director of PhotographyVilmos Zsigmond

Consumer AdviceContains strong violence, threat, portrayals of wartime trauma