THE DEER HUNTER
Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, John Savage, Christopher Walken, John Cazale
Universal Pictures; Directed by Michael Cimino
Rated R; 183 minutes; 1978
Available in16MM, VHS
Tracing the lives of three men through the metaphorical rituals of marriage, hunting, and war, THE DEER HUNTER creates a powerful and emotional vision of the 1960s. A solider (Robert De Niro) leads his friends (Christopher Walken and John Savage) through a time of hellish confusion and anguish in Vietnam.
REVIEWS
"Over the years there have been only a handful of movies that are so powerful, so intense, that, whether you like them or not, they cannot be ignored . . . THE DEER HUNTER is a film which is certain to be the most talked about and most argued about of this decade."
- Rona Barrett, ABC–TV
"THE DEER HUNTER is a film of great courage and overwhelming emotional power, a fiercely loving embrace of life in a death–ridden time."
- NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE
"THE DEER HUNTER is an extraordinary and indelible endeavor in many ways . . . a saga of friendship, courage and leadership."
- Charles Champlin, LOS ANGELES TIMES
BLURBS
This Best Picture winner is sure to engross your campus audience.