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    Unique ID Code: 0000038143
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    Added on: 18/8/2002 12:26
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    Deer Hunter, The (UK)

    8 / 10
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    "A bold, daring, powerful picture" - Empire
    Certificate: 18
    Running Time: 176 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Synopsis:
    The Deer Hunter remains an astonishing, powerful and vivid epic about three men, steelworkers from Pennsylvania, whose lives are changed irrevocably by the Vietnam War. When Michael (Robert De Niro), Steven (John Savage) and Nick (Christopher Walken) are captured by the Vietcong, they are forced to play Russian Roulette by their brutal captors, who make bets on their survival. The experience of capture leaves them with terrible physical and spiritual wounds and when Michael returns to Saigon to fulfil an old vow to one of his friends he makes an unexpected, horrific discovery.
    Once seen, never forgotten, director Michael Cimino`s sensitive, painful and evocative film packs an emotional wallop and won 5 Oscars including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Christopher Walken, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Sound and Best Editing.

    Special Features:
    Theatrical Trailer
    Picture Gallery
    DVD-ROM: Downloadable pages from original theatrical press brochure

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

    Directed By:
    Michael Cimino

    Written By:




    Starring:
    George Dzundza
    Meryl Streep
    Christopher Walken
    John Savage
    John Cazale
    Robert De Niro

    Casting By:
    Cis Corman

    Soundtrack By:
    Stanley Myers

    Director of Photography:
    Vilmos Zsigmond

    Editor:
    Peter Zinner

    Producer:
    Barry Spikings
    Marion Rosenberg
    John Peverall
    Michael Deeley
    Michael Cimino
    Joann Carelli

    Distributor:
    Warner Bros

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    The Australian and American discs are terrible, so this is the only decent version avaible. It doesn`t seem to have the best source print for the Deer Hunter,the Transfer is pretty decent for a trhee hour movie. Do I need to tell you again that there won`t be film as good as this made in this decade...
    posted by Richard73 on 19/9/2002 15:20
    7 / 10
    The Deer Hunter is a great movie. There is only a few extra features but the Special Edition has just been released and is a two disc set and is better than this version.
    posted by LFC_Lad on 29/8/2003 03:28