Deer Hunter, The

Deer Hunter, The

1978

In this Oscar-winning epic from director Michael Cimino, a group of working-class friends decides 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 (John Savage) married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael (Robert De Niro) and Nick (Christopher Walken) were in love with the same woman (Meryl Streep). But all three are different men upon their return.

One of the most important and powerful films of all time!

Winner of 5 Academy Awards

JBscale
88
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Military and War - Drama
Length
3 hrs. 2 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 23, 1979
US Box Office
$50,000,000 (#1902 of 7597)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
March 6, 2012
Acquired Date
February 27, 2014
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
John Cazale
John Cazale
John Savage
John Savage
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
George Dzundza
George Dzundza
Chuck Aspegren
Chuck Aspegren
Shirley Stoler
Shirley Stoler
Rutanya Alda
Rutanya Alda
Pierre Segui
Pierre Segui
Mady Kaplan
Mady Kaplan
Amy Wright
Amy Wright
Mary Ann Haenel
Mary Ann Haenel
Richard Kuss
Richard Kuss
Joe Grifasi
Joe Grifasi

Directors

Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino

Producers

Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino
Michael Deeley
Michael Deeley
John Peverall
John Peverall
Barry Spikings
Barry Spikings

Writers

Deric Washburn
Deric Washburn

Awards & Accolades

  • 1978 Oscar : Best Director - Michael Cimino
  • 1978 Oscar : Best Picture
  • 1978 Oscar : Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Walken
  • 1978 Oscar : Film Editing
  • 1978 Oscar : Sound
  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #79
  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #53
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #134
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #138
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #135
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #134
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #134
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #143
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #167
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #179
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #189

Special Features

Commentaries
  • cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and film journalist Bob Fisher
Other
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Extended Scenes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
--
 
RT Fresh Certified
86%
Tomatometer
130 votes
RT Fresh Certified
91%
Popcornmeter
5,761 votes
METASCORE
90
18 votes
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
371,373 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media