The Deer Hunter

About The Deer Hunter

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.

The Deer Hunter (1978) is a war film directed by Michael Cimino. Robert De Niro takes the lead as Michael Vronsky, Christopher Walken as Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich, John Cazale as Stan, and John Savage as Steven Pushkov.

At 183 minutes long, it arrived in December 1978. Written by Deric Washburn. It was produced by EMI Films.

Shelv files it under complex, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), vietnam war, and vietnam. It streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States. It scores 8.0 out of 10 from 4,452 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Born on the Fourth of July, Full Metal Jacket, and First Blood make useful companions to The Deer Hunter, all filed under anti war and drunkenness.