| 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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