The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter

  • Director: Michael Cimino
  • Writer: Michael Cimino,Deric Washburn,Louis Garfinkle
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Vietnamese, French, Russian, Cantonese
  • Release date: February 23, 1979
  • Runtime: 3h 3min
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: The Man Who Came to Play
  • "The Deer Hunter" is a war film produced by Universal Pictures (United States) , which was released in the United States on December 8, 1978.   The film is directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro , Christopher Walken , Meryl Streep and others. 
    Set in the Vietnam War, the film tells the different fate of three friends who used to hunt together after being captured on the battlefield. It portrays the double destruction of the body and spirit of the war, which is thought-provoking. The film won 5 awards including Best Picture and Best Director of Oscars in 1979 . 

    Details

    • Release date February 23, 1979
    • Filming locations St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Church - 733 Starkweather Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies EMI Films, Universal Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $15,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $48,979,328

    Gross worldwide

    $49,074,379

    Movie reviews

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    • By Arvid 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      Fatal blow - read with details

      The army does not need to think independently, and the war only needs to go forward bravely and be loyal!

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         After watching the movie, I couldn't help but feel that the 3-hour movie is indeed too long. I remember that the teacher told us before that any old movie that exceeds 3 hours must be watched. Because this is a kind of classic synonym, and the films that can stay will be full of thoughts and worth our appreciation. Before watching the movie, let's classify this "Deer...

    • By Caden 2022-04-23 07:01:15

      Growing up is full of fear...

      The three long hours of Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter" begins with the hustle and bustle of a group of high-spirited young deer hunters preparing for their wedding in a small town, and ends with a group of young people remembering their dead friends after the funeral... The Vietnam War has become The opportunity for this group of young people to grow up is so cruel that they must bet their lives. The damage to a person from the war will spread to any moment after the war. The design of...

    • By Jedidiah 2022-04-23 07:01:15

      one shot

      "The Deer Hunter", a famous anti-war movie, one of Robert De Niro's masterpieces when he was young. The film is more than three hours long, and the wedding scene at the beginning is nearly 40 minutes long. It is indeed tiring to watch in one breath. In the film, the "Russian Roulette" scene with a revolver is so tense and suffocating. The automatic plunge into the life and death game of "roulette" again. Psychologically traumatized? Is it important to find death by yourself? I haven't studied...

    • By Berniece 2022-04-23 07:01:15

      The blood you see, the death you don't see

      War is a time for people to face survival, plunder, and dignity naked.

      It's a 1978 Best Picture and five Oscar winner.

      This is a film that makes me, a female viewer, try to keep her eyes fixed on the screen, but her hands are constantly shaking, the game of 'Russian Turntable' that keeps appearing in the film.

      The film constantly presents two contrasts, the quiet Pennsylvania and the small town of Clairton in Asia and the continuous rain in the smoke of Vietnam....

    • By Edgardo 2022-04-23 07:01:15

      runaway bullet


          "The Deer Hunter" is a Vietnam War movie. Michael, Rich and Steve participated in the Vietnam War. After nine deaths, Steve lost his legs. The medal that covered the chest came back heavily. Although the film is 3 hours long, it does not have a positive war scene. Instead, it explores human nature through the two scenes of Russian roulette and deer hunting.
          Russian roulette used to kill many American prisoners of war as a killing game of the Vietnamese army, and it was...

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    • By Retha 2023-09-29 13:44:16

      War + friendship + love. . So happy to see Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep...

    • By Frances 2023-09-11 15:58:55

      The best movie I've seen about the Vietnam War. Before the war, the young people in the small town were free and hesitant; during the war, cruelty and cruelty; the trauma after the war. The three-stage development and transformation fully embodies the youth during the Vietnam War, and what is heartbreaking is the indelible collapse brought about by the Vietnam War, and the shadow and alienation of returning home still linger. The framing is desolate and depressing, Walken's acting is excellent,...

    • By Aletha 2023-08-22 19:12:29

      Edit: No matter how much you talk about it, no matter how much you use superficial logic and superb acting, you can't cover it up. You Americans go to Vietnam to kill Vietnamese, and then complain about killing Vietnamese and killing them mentally. Blame the Vietnamese for this matter....

    • By Ludie 2023-08-19 09:53:29

      De Niro's cool movie alone! Aunt May was so pretty! In the end, when everyone sang "God Bless America" ​​together, I was really moved. Let's see what America is like now! !...

    • By Kasey 2023-08-10 04:43:36

      A side view of the Vietnam War, with the faces of many old men when they were...

    Movie plot

    Three young steel workers from Pennsylvania, Michael ( Robert De Niro ) , Steven ( John Savage ) and Nick ( Christopher Walken ) , came to Vietnam during the Vietnam War. When leaving the United States, Steven married Angela who was pregnant, and their wedding was also a farewell party for the three young people. After the wedding, the three went hunting together. Michael shot a stag with a magical shot, but he still looked depressed,...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The deer hunting scene in the film should take place in the Appalachian Mountains, the Appalachian mountains are gentle, but the scene is all snow-capped mountains, towering and steep peaks. These shots were taken in the Cascade Mountains. The deer hunted in Pennsylvania should be a white-tailed deer, but the deer in the film is an elk.
    In the last deer hunting scene in the film, when Michael was tracking the deer, his habitual left...
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    Positive reviews

    The film is like a song and tearful tragedy of soldiers accusing all kinds of evils brought about by war. This evil has spawned a kind of wound that is difficult to heal. It makes people lose the ability to integrate into society and become like "Rambo". The problem crowd, even if their resistance to society is recognized by some viewers as a type of heroic act. (Tencent Entertainment Review) 
    The film does not rely on scenes to win....
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    Movie quotes

    • Nick: Did you hear about the happy Roman?

      Man in Locker Room: Yeah.

      Nick: He was "glad he ate her."

    • VC guard: MAU! MAU! DIDI MAU!

    • Michael: What kind of beer would you like?

      Linda: What? I don't know. I don't care. Any kind.

      Michael: I'll get you a Rolling Rock.

      Linda: Okay.

      Michael: It's a good beer, it's the best around.