The Deer Hunter

1978 · 3h 3m · 8.0

Drama, War

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.

Michael Cimino

Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, George Dzundza, Rutanya Alda, Pierre Segui, Amy Wright, Richard Kuss

vietnam war, vietnam veteran, small town, suicide, vietnam, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), escape, pennsylvania, usa, saigon, friends, russian roulette, wedding, deer hunting, steel worker, anti war, revolver, drunkenness, viet cong, romantic triangle, complex