The Deer Hunter

1978 · 183 min · EN · R · 8.0 (4,434 votes)

Dir. Michael Cimino · Starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, George Dzundza · Music Stanley Myers

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

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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.

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This is a profoundly impactful and emotionally draining experience. It immerses you in a world of camaraderie before plunging into the harrowing psychological scars of conflict. The film is a somber meditation on the devastating cost of war, leaving a lingering sense of melancholic reflection on human resilience and brokenness.

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