The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter
“ One of the most important and powerful films of all time! ”
CINEMA1978-12-08
DIGITAL2006-01-01
RegionUS
Runtime183 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Michael Cimino
KEYWORDS
vietnam warvietnam veteransmall townsuicidevietnampost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)escapepennsylvaniausasaigonfriendsrussian rouletteweddingdeer huntingsteel workeranti warrevolverdrunkennessviet congromantic trianglecomplexfriends love same womanprisoner of war campslavic american
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