The Deer Hunter

Dec 8, 1978

3h 3m

★ 8.0

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.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

EMI Films

The Deer Hunter Trailers

Cast

Michael Vronsky

Robert De Niro

Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich

Christopher Walken

Stan

John Cazale

Steven Pushkov

John Savage

Linda

Meryl Streep

John

George Dzundza

Angela

Rutanya Alda

Julien

Pierre Segui

Bridesmaid

Amy Wright

Linda's Father

Richard Kuss

Bandleader

Joe Grifasi

Cab Driver

Dennis Watlington

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