The Deer Hunter

Name: The Deer Hunter
Director: Michael Cimino
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1978
Duration: 3 h 3 min
Rating: 7.978

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

1978·Directed by Michael Cimino·4·3h 3m

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Drama War United Kingdom United States of America

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.

Recommended by 2 People

“I think it's one of the best party scenes I've ever seen. The performances are just one of the top ones up there.”

Ana de Armas

Actor

“I remember distinctly sitting in the movie theater, weeping in the middle of the film at the Russian roulette scene, and feeling as if I was going to be changed for the rest of my life. It was a moment of filmmaking that was so true and so horrifying and so real that I would never be the same.”