The Deer Hunter

Name: The Deer Hunter
Director: Michael Cimino
Released: 1978-12-08
Rating: 7.968

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Director: Michael Cimino
Language: English
Released: 1978-12-08
Runtime: 3h 3m

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Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.

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Robert De NiroMichael Vronsky
Christopher WalkenNikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
John CazaleStan
John SavageSteven Pushkov
Meryl StreepLinda
George DzundzaJohn
Rutanya AldaAngela
Pierre Segui — artwork unavailable
Pierre SeguiJulien
Amy WrightBridesmaid
Richard KussLinda's Father

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