| The Deer Hunter | |
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| 9 Nominations / 5 Wins | |
| Year | 1978 |
| Director | Michael Cimino |
| Writer | Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker |
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, Meryl Streep |
| 51st Academy Awards | |
The Deer Hunter is a 1978 British-American war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino. The film stars Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale, Meryl Streep, and George Dzundza.
Wins
- Best Director — Michael Cimino
- Best Film Editing — Peter Zinner
- Best Picture — Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michasel Cimino, John Peverall
- Best Sound — Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight
- Best Supporting Actor — Christopher Walken
Nominations
- Best Actor — Robert De Niro
- Best Cinematography — Vilmos Zsigmond
- Best Director — Michael Cimino
- Best Film Editing — Peter Zinner
- Best Original Screenplay — Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker
- Best Picture — Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michasel Cimino, John Peverall
- Best Sound — Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight
- Best Supporting Actor — Christopher Walken
- Best Supporting Actress — Meryl Streep
Plot
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 is also 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.
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