The Deer Hunter

• 8.0 Drama
• 1978-12-08
• 183 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Robert De Niro (Michael Vronsky) Christopher Walken (Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich) John Cazale (Stan) John Savage (Steven Pushkov) Meryl Streep (Linda) George Dzundza (John) Rutanya Alda (Angela) Pierre Segui (Julien) Amy Wright (Bridesmaid) Richard Kuss (Linda's Father)

Director:

Michael Cimino

Writer:

Deric Washburn