The Deer Hunter (1978)

1978 film directed by Michael Cimino.

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Year

1978

Released

December 8, 1978

Runtime

182 min

Genres

Drama, Adventure, War, History

Countries

United States

Original language

Russian

Director

Michael Cimino

Writer

Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino, Quinn Redeker

Music

Stanley Myers

Awards

5 won · 9 nominations

Plot

The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American epic war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Russian-American steelworkers (inspired by Cimino's real-life Belarusian-American friend) whose lives are upended by fighting in the Vietnam War.

Summary source: Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cast

• Robert De Niro as Staff Sergeant Michael Vronsky
• Meryl Streep as Linda
• Christopher Walken as Corporal Nikanor Chevotarevich
• John Cazale as Stanley
• John Savage as Corporal Steven Pushkov
• George Dzundza as John Welsh
• Rutanya Alda as Angela Ludhjduravic-Pushkov
• Joe Grifasi as Bandleader
• Amy Wright as Bridesmaid
• Shirley Stoler as Steven's mother
• Paul D'Amato
• Pierre Segui as Julien Grinda

Similar titles

• The Godfather Part II 1974
• Out of Africa 1985
• Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
• The Untouchables 1987
• Taxi Driver 1976
• The Last Emperor 1987
• Schindler's List 1993
• 300 2006

Sources and licences

• Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
• Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Poster: Wikipedia (en)

Updated November 13, 2026