The Deer Hunter (1978)

Release Date: 1978

DVD Release Date: March 31st, 1998

R |3 hr 3 min

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In 1968, Michael (Robert De Niro), Nick (Christopher Walken) and Steven (John Savage), lifelong friends from a working-class Pennsylvania steel town, prepare to ship out overseas following Steven's elaborate wedding and one final group hunting trip. In Vietnam, their dreams of military honor are quickly shattered by the inhumanities of war; even those who survive are haunted by the experience, as is Nick's hometown sweetheart, Linda (Meryl Streep).

Cast: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale, Meryl Streep, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren, Shirley Stoler

Director: Michael Cimino

Genres: Drama , War

Production Co: Universal Pictures

Keywords: Escape , 1960s , Wife , Soldier , 1970s , Girlfriend , Friend , Transformation , Growing up , Friendship