The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray]

The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Cimino, Deric Hashburn Cast: Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
, Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
, John Cazale
John Cazale
Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray]

The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Cimino, Deric Hashburn Cast: Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
, Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
, John Cazale
John Cazale
Michael Cimino

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Overview

One of several 1978 films dealing with the Vietnam War (including Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Coming Home), Michael Cimino's epic second feature The Deer Hunter was both renowned for its tough portrayal of the war's effect on American working class steel workers and notorious for its ahistorical use of Russian roulette in the Vietnam sequences. Structured in five sections contrasting home and war, the film opens in Clairton, PA, as Mike (Robert De Niro), Nick (Christopher Walken), and Stan (John Cazale, in his last film) celebrate the wedding of their friend Steve (John Savage) and go on a final deer hunt before the men leave for Vietnam. Mike treats hunting as a test of skill, lecturing Stan about the value of "one shot" deer slaying and brushing off Nick's urgings to appreciate nature's beauty. As Mike ruminates post-hunt, the film cuts to the horror of Vietnam, where the men are captured by Vietcong soldiers who force Mike and Nick to play Russian roulette for the V.C.'s amusement. Mike turns the game to his advantage so they can escape captivity, but the men are permanently scarred by the episode. Steve loses his legs; Nick vanishes in the Saigon Russian roulette parlors. Mike returns alone to Clairton a changed man, as he rejects the killing of the deer hunt and finds solace with Nick's old girlfriend Linda (Meryl Streep). Disgusted by the antics of his male cohorts at home, Mike decides to bring Steve back from a veterans' hospital, and he returns to Saigon to find Nick. As Saigon falls, Mike discovers how far gone Nick is; the survivors gather in Clairton for a funeral breakfast, singing an impromptu rendition of "God Bless America."

Product Details

Release Date: 10/14/2014
UPC: 0025192251368
Original Release: 1978
Rating: R
Source: Universal Studios
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 3:04:00
Sales rank: 12,182

Special Features

Deleted and extended scenes; Feature commentary with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and film journalist Bob Fisher; 100 years of Universal: Academy Award Winners; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Robert De Niro Michael
Christopher Walken Nick,Actor
John Cazale Stan
John Savage Steven
Meryl Streep Linda
Chuck Aspegren Axel
George Dzundza John
Rutanya Alda Angela
Shirley Stoler Steven's Mother
Pierre Segui Julien
Mady Kaplan Axel's Girl
Amy Wright Bridesmaid
Mary Ann Haenel Stan's Girl
Richard Kuss Linda's Father
Joe Grifasi Bandleader
Christopher Colombi Jr. Wedding Man
Victoria Karnafel Sad-Looking Girl
Jack Scardino Cold Old Man
Joseph Strand Bingo Caller
Henen Tomko Helen
Paul D'Amato Sergeant
Dennis Watlington Cab Driver
Charlene Darrow Red Head
Jane Colette Disko Girl Checker
Michael Wollet Stock Boy
Robert Beard World War Veteran
Joe Dzizmba World War Veteran
Stephen Kopestonsky Priest
John F. Buchmelter III Bar Patron
Frank Devore Barman
Tom Becker Doctor
Lynn Kongkham Nurse
Dale Burroughs Embassy Guard
Parris Hicks Sergeant
Joe Strnad Klinger Bingo Caller
Nongnuj Timruang Bar Girl
Samui Intata Chinese Bodyguard
Vitoon Winwitoon NVA Officer
Charan Nusvanon Chinese Boss
Chai Peyawan South Vietnamese Prisoner
Sombot Jumpanoi South Vietnamese Prisoner
Ding Santos V.C. Guard
Ot Palapoo V.C. Guard
Chok Mahasoke V.C. Guard
Joe Cummings US Embassy Guard
James Kall Altar Boy
Tom Madden Steelworker
Kurtwood Smith POW in River Cage
Stanley Myers Composer

Technical Credits
Michael Cimino Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Deric Washburn Screenwriter
Louis Garfinkle Screenwriter
Quinn K. Redeker Screenwriter
Michael Deeley Producer
John Peverall Producer
Barry Spikings Producer
Elliot Schick Executive Producer
Fred Cramer Special Effects
Darin Knight Sound Mixer
James Fritch Sound Effects
Deric Hashburn Director
Donald A. Bolger Sound Effects
Teri Dorman Sound Effects
Stephen Katz Sound Effects
James Klinger Sound Effects
Joann Carelli Producer
Marion Rosenberg Producer
Darin Knight Sound/Sound Designer
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