The Deer Hunter

– A group of working-class friends decides to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it t..

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TVSeries
Rating:
8.10 / 10
Duration:
3 Hours and 3 Minutes
Release Year:
1978
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter (1978)

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 married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

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USA, UK
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Release Date:

23 Feb 1979

Language:

English, Russian, Vietnamese, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

The Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter
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Michael, Steven and Nick are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who enlist into the Army to fight in Vietnam. Before they go, Steven marries the pregnant Angela, and their wedding party also serves as the men's farewell party. After some time and many horrors, the three friends fall in the hands of the Vietcong and are brought to a prison camp in which they are forced to play Russian roulette against each other. Michael makes it possible for them to escape, but they soon get separated again.

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 26 nominations.

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Internet Movie Database:
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
Metacritic:
86%

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