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UNITED STATES · 1978

The Deer Hunter

Michael Cimino
New Hollywood Vietnam War Male Friendship Working Class Life Trauma and PTSD Self-Destruction
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Synopsis

Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.

Year1978
CountryUnited States
DirectorMichael Cimino
MovementNew Hollywood
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