Principal cast
Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage and Meryl Streep
Film 79 of 307 on the Screen Path
The Deer Hunter
One of the most important and powerful films of all time!
About the film
The Deer Hunter at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1978 film at stop 79 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Vilmos Zsigmond (director of photography), Peter Zinner (editor), Stanley Myers (original music composer), Deric Washburn (screenplay) and Kim Swados (art direction)
- Director
- Michael Cimino
- Release
- 1978-12-08
- Runtime
- 183 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and War
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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