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| Release Date: |
December 8, 1978 (LA/NY) |
| On DVD: |
September 6, 2005 |
| Genre: |
War, Drama |
| Running Time: |
182 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R. |
| Director: |
Michael Cimino |
| Writer: |
Deric Washburn |
| Cast: |
Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren, Shirley Stoler, Rutanya Alda |
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and one of AFI's Top 100 Films Of All Time, The Deer Hunter follows a group of Pennsylvania steelworkers from their blue-collar lives, hunting in the woods of the Alleghenies, to the hells of Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken star in this unforgettable saga of friendship and courage. Experience the brutality of war and the depths of Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: A-
"The Deer Hunter." Am I really writing a review about this movie? I suppose I have to, since few people of my generation have actually watched this award-winning classic. The movie won five Academy Awards in 1978 including Best Picture and Best Director. Interestingly, this is the only "really good" movie director Michael Cimino ever made, but if you're going to have one highlight of your career, this is the one to have. Read the full movie review
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