The Deer Hunter (1978) - The A.V. Club

Cast

Robert De Niro (Michael)Christopher Walken (Nick)John Cazale (Stan)John Savage (Steven)Meryl Streep (Linda)George Dzundza (John)Chuck Aspegren (Axel)Shirley Stoler (Steven's Mother)Rutanya Alda (Angela)Pierre Segui (Julien)Mady Kaplan (Axel's Girl)Amy Wright (Bridesmaid)Mary Ann Haenel (Stan's Girl)Richard Kuss (Linda's Father)Joe Grifasi (Bandleader)Christopher Colombi Jr. (Wedding Man)Victoria Karnafel (Sad Looking Girl)Jack Scardino (Cold Old Man)

Director

Michael Cimino

Synopsis

An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.