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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action Movies, Recommended Videos, Classic, Friends, Essential Cinema, Military, Character Study, Disturbing, Jungle, AFI Top 100 Thrills, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100, Vietnam, Best Picture Winner | | Starring | Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, George Dzundza, John Savage, Rutanya Alda, John Cazale, Shirley Stoler, Chuck Aspegren | | Director | Michael Cimino | | Composer | Stanley Myers | | Costume Designer | Eric Seelig | | Director of Photography | Vilmos Zsigmond | | Editor | Peter Zinner | | Producer | Michael Cimino, Michael Deeley, John Peverall, Barry Spikings | | Production Designer | Ron Hobbs, Kim Swados | | Screenwriter | Deric Washburn |
Closed Captioned; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Behind The Scenes An epic three-hour tale of lives forever changed by the Vietnam War, THE DEER HUNTER follows the transformation of a tight group of friends from a working-class town, taking its place alongside such classics as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT in telling a story of war and disillusionment. On the eve of going to war, Michael (Robert De Niro), Nick (Christopher Walken), and Steven (John Savage) gather for Steven's wedding. Leaving Steven to his wedding night, Mike, Nick, and pals Axel (Chuck Aspergren), Stan (John Cazale), and John (George Dzundza) depart for the mountains and one last hunting trip. The hunting trip is a funny, poignant scene that firmly establishes the characters as they set off for Vietnam immediately after the trip. The scenes in Vietnam, especially the Russian roulette game, are among the most brutal war scenes on film. The characters' eventual return to the States is emotional and gut-wrenching. Michael Cimino's award-winning film is a powerful look at friendship and love in the midst of war. 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 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. Theatrical Release: December 12, 1978.
In addition to an Oscar for Best Director, Michael Cimino won the Best Director Award from the Directors Guild (DGA) for THE DEER HUNTER.
Film debut and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Meryl Streep.
Other awards: 1978 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director; 1978 New York Film Critics Award for Best Film and Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken).
The screenplay for THE DEER HUNTER was nominated for an Academy Award and a Writers Guild (WGA) Screen Award.
THE DEER HUNTER is number 79 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies.
THE DEER HUNTER was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1996.
THE DEER HUNTER was actor John Cazale's last screen appearance; he was already seriously ill with cancer when he accepted the role, and he died shortly before the film's release.
Streep and Cazale were romantically involved during the filming of the movie. Deer Hunter Quotes/Excerpts: "One shot is what it's all about; a deer has to be taken with one shot."--Michael (Robert De Niro) Deer Hunter Reviews: "...The film remains intense, powerful and fascinating for more than three hours....The acting, throughout, is outstanding. Walken's performance is a marvel..."
-- Hege., Variety "...A big, awkward, crazily ambitious, sometimes breathtaking motion picture that comes as close to being a popular epic as any movie about this country since THE GODFATHER....[Streep] gives a smashing film performance..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times Included in the New York Times's "10 BEST FILMS OF 1978"
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times "Hell is war in Michael Cimino's decade-defining classic..."-- Total Film Staff, Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n unforgettable study of friendship, pre-, during and post Vietnam."-- Jason Caro, Ultimate DVD 5 stars out of 5 -- "Cimino's is a political film that makes its points through the trials of its characters..."-- Uncut Staff, Uncut "Cimino's sprawling Vietnam drama is an intimate epic, favouring the personal over the political....This is an ensemble cast par excellence."-- Matthew Leyland, Sight and Sound Deer Hunter | List Price | $14.98 (You save $5.29) | | Studio | Universal Studios Home Video | | Orig Year | 1978 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  616  | | CD Universe Part number | 1282320 | | Catalog number | 61020177 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 31, 1998 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 183 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround Sound; Digitally Mastered; HiFi Sound; Stereo Sound; Widescreen; Subtitled; Limited Edition Packaging |
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Deer Hunter Video All Quiet on the Western Front, Brothers, Brothers, Coming Home, Deliverance, First Blood, Flags of Our Fathers, Gardens of Stone, Hamburger Hill, Jacknife, Jarhead, Magnificent Obsession, One Bright Shining Moment, Platoon, Punisher/First Blood, Spiritual Voices Deer Hunter DVD Awards | Best Director, Academy Awards, 1978 - Michael Cimino | | Best Film Editing, Academy Awards, 1978 - Peter Zinner | | Best Picture, Academy Awards, 1978 | | Best Sound, Academy Awards, 1978 - Aaron Rochin | | Best Sound, Academy Awards, 1978 - Darin Knight | | Best Sound, Academy Awards, 1978 - Richard R. Portman | | Best Sound, Academy Awards, 1978 - William McCaughey | | Best Supporting Actor, Academy Awards, 1978 - Christopher Walken |
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