Michael (Robert De Niro), Steven (John Savage) and Nick (Christopher Walken) are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who get drafted to fight in Vietnam. There, they are captured by Vietnamese soldiers who force the men to play Russian roulette over and over, shattering their minds. Michael devises an escape plan that saves all three men, but the after-effects of the war prevent any of them from having normal lives. Directed by Michael Cimino. With Meryl Streep, George Dzundza and John Cazale. Categories: Drama, War. Year: 1978.
Drama in The Deer Hunter
Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep in The Deer Hunter
Robert De Niro and War in The Deer Hunter
Christopher Walken in The Deer Hunter
Meryl Streep in The Deer Hunter
Robert De Niro also appeared in Goodfellas, Analyze That, The Godfather: Part II, Heat, The Untouchables, Jackie Brown, Awakenings, Taxi Driver, The Fan, Analyze This, Wag the Dog, Shark Tale, Casino, Once Upon a Time in America, Cape Fear, Raging Bull, A Bronx Tale, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Stardust, Righteous Kill, Great Expectations, Mad Dog and Glory, What Just Happened?, The Good Shepherd, Men of Honor, and Everybody's Fine.
John Cazale also appeared in The Godfather: Part II and Dog Day Afternoon.
John Savage also appeared in Message in a Bottle.
Christopher Walken also appeared in Wedding Crashers, Catch Me If You Can, A View to a Kill, King of New York, Pulp Fiction, Sleepy Hollow, Domino, Man on Fire, Click, Wayne's World 2, Suicide Kings, Annie Hall, True Romance, Balls of Fury, Hairspray, The Rundown, The Stepford Wives, and Joe Dirt.
Meryl Streep also appeared in Out of Africa, Adaptation, The Ant Bully, Manhattan, The Bridges of Madison County, The Devil Wears Prada, Lions for Lambs, Rendition, The Hours, Kramer vs. Kramer, Mamma Mia!, Doubt, Prime, Julie & Julia, It's Complicated, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
George Dzundza also appeared in Basic Instinct.