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Budget. $15 million [2] Box office. $49 million [2] The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American epic war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American [3][4][5] steelworkers whose lives are upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage ...
Oct 23, 2024 · The Deer Hunter, American dramatic film, released in 1978, that focused on the devastating effects of the Vietnam War on the young American men sent to fight in it. The emotionally shattering movie, cowritten and directed by Michael Cimino, won five Academy Awards, including those for best picture and best editor.
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The Deer Hunter: Directed by Michael Cimino. With Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken. An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.
182 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1979. Roger Ebert. March 9, 1979. 5 min read. We are republishing this review in honor of the 10th anniversary of the passing of Roger Ebert. Read why one of our contributors chose this review here. Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter" is a three-hour movie in three major movements. It is a progression from a wedding to a ...
Michael, Nick, and Steven are three buddies from the steel mill town of Clairton, Penn.They work together, hang out in a local bar and enjoying weekends deer hunting Ina a larger group with three other friends. But their placid life is soon to be changed after the three buddies enlist in the airborne infantry to go to Vietnam.
Feb 24, 2018 · One of the earliest attempts by Hollywood to process the traumatic memories of the Vietnam war was ‘The Deer Hunter’, directed by Michael Cimino in 1978. The film was one of the first, and most controversial, major theatrical films to be critical of the American involvement in Vietnam following 1975 when the war officially ended.
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Jul 3, 2016 · In all the obits on Michael Cimino, who died Saturday at age 77, most talked about his career trajectory from boom - 1978 Best Picture and Director Oscar winner The Deer Hunter - to bust - 1980 ...
