The Deer Hunter

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The Deer Hunter is a 1978 American war drama film directed by Michael Cimino that explores the psychological and emotional impact of the Vietnam War on a group of friends from a small industrial town.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
war drama film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Michael Cimino
distributor Universal Pictures
editor Peter Zinner
featuresSong Cavatina
filmingLocation Cleveland
surface form: Cleveland, Ohio

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genre drama film
war drama
war film
mainCharacter Michael Vronsky
Nick Chevotarevich
Steven Pushkov
musicBy Stanley Myers
narrativeFocus emotional impact of the Vietnam War
psychological impact of war
notableScene Russian roulette sequences
originalLanguage English
producer Barry Spikings
John Peverall
Michael Cimino
Michael Deeley
productionCompany EMI Films
publicationDate 1978
releaseDateUS December 8, 1978
releaseYear 1978
runtime approximately 183 minutes
screenwriter Deric Washburn
Louis Garfinkle
Michael Cimino
Quinn K. Redeker
setInPeriod Vietnam War
setInPlace Pennsylvania
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
starring Christopher Walken
George Dzundza
John Cazale
John Savage
Meryl Streep
Robert De Niro

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Christopher Walken awardReceivedFor The Deer Hunter
Christopher Walken notableWork The Deer Hunter
Meryl Streep notableWork The Deer Hunter
Robert De Niro notableWork The Deer Hunter