Project Author: David Mills

June 23, 2025

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Universal Pictures, EMI Films

The Deer Hunter

God bless America.

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Genre:

Drama, War

Runtime:

183

Released:

1978

Rating:

7.991

Budget:

$15,000,000

Box Office:

$49,000,000

WRITERS

Quinn K. Redeker, Deric Washburn, Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino, Louis Garfinkle

FILM OVERVIEW

The Deer Hunter

A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos — not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend — and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

DIRECTOR

Michael Cimino

GALLERY

PRODUCTION TEAM

Michael Cimino (Director)

Michael Cimino (Producer)

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Michael Deeley (Producer)

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John Peverall (Producer)

Barry Spikings (Producer)

Vilmos Zsigmond (Director of Photography)

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Peter Zinner (Editor)

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Cis Corman (Casting)

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Ron Hobbs (Art Direction)

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Kim Swados (Art Direction)

CAST MEMBERS

Robert De Niro

Christopher Walken

John Cazale

John Savage

Meryl Streep

George Dzundza

Rutanya Alda

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Pierre Segui

Amy Wright

Richard Kuss

MORE PRODUCTION

Gus Basso (Greensman), Harold McConnell (Leadman), George Stokes (Construction Coordinator), Mickey Woods (Construction Coordinator), Donald A. Bolger (Boom Operator), James J. Klinger (Supervising Sound Effects Editor), Stephen Katz (Dolby Consultant), Buddy Van Horn (Stunt Coordinator), Carey Loftin (Stunt Coordinator), Eric Seelig (Costume Supervisor), Frank ‘Cat’ Ballou (Transportation Coordinator), Arthur Dunne (Transportation Coordinator), Frank Ernst (Location Manager), June Samson (Script Supervisor), M.R. Boonyalak Sukawasdi (Location Manager), Mary Keats (Hairstylist), Del Acevedo (Makeup Artist), Edwin Butterworth (Makeup Artist), Claude Binyon Jr. (Production Manager), Teri E. Dorman (Sound Editor), James Fritch (Sound Editor), William L. McCaughey (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Richard Portman (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Frank M. Reale (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Aaron Rochin (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Enrique Bravo (Camera Operator), Nick McLean (Camera Operator), Fred Schuler (Camera Operator), Greer Cavagnaro (Still Photographer), Katrina Franken (Still Photographer), Wynn Hammer (Still Photographer), Dieter Ludwig (Still Photographer), Rick Martens (Gaffer), Robert Werden (Unit Publicist), Quinn K. Redeker (Story), Deric Washburn (Story), Deric Washburn (Screenplay), Michael Cimino (Story), Louis Garfinkle (Story), Stanley Myers (Original Music Composer), Troy Melton (Stunts), Keith Kelsay (Assistant Camera), Dick Smith (Makeup Artist)

MORE CAST

Joe Grifasi, Dennis Watlington, Shirley Stoler, Chuck Aspegren, Mary Ann Haenel, Mady Kaplan, Paul D’Amato, Christopher Colombi Jr., Victoria Karnafel, Jack Scardino, Joe Strnad, Helen Tomko, Charlene Darrow, Jane-Colette Disko, Michael Wollet, Robert Beard, Joe Dzizmba, Stephen Kopestonsky, John F. Buchmelter III, Frank Devore, Tom Becker, Lynn Kongkham, Nongnuj Timruang, Po Pao Pee, Dale Burroughs, Parris Hicks, Samui Muang-Intata, Sapox Colisium, Vitoon Winwitoon, Somsak Sengvilai, Charan Nusvanon, Jiam Gongtongsmoot, Chai Peyawan, Mana Hansa, Sombot Jumpanoi, Phip Manee, Ding Santos, Krieng Chaiyapuk, Ot Palapoo, Chok Chai Mahasoke, Joel Thingvall, Gary A. Jones

'The Deer Hunter'

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