The Deer Hunter (1978)

12/08/1978 (GB) • 3h 3m

Drama, War

God bless America.

Overview

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

Top Billed Cast

Robert De Niro

Michael Vronsky

Christopher Walken

Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich

John Savage

Steven Pushkov

Amy Wright

Bridesmaid


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000.00

Revenue

$49,000,000.00

Keywords

vietnam war

vietnam veteran

small town

suicide

vietnam

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

escape

pennsylvania, usa

saigon

friends

russian roulette

wedding

deer hunting

steel worker

anti war

revolver

drunkenness

viet cong

romantic triangle

friends love same woman

prisoner of war camp

slavic american

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