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The Deer Hunter(1978)
Released
1978 · FILM

The Deer Hunter

A stoic steelworker in 1960s Pennsylvania must juggle his impending deployment to Vietnam, a secret crush on his best friend’s girlfriend, and the chaotic loyalties of his tight‑knit crew as personal betrayals threaten to tear their lives apart.

“One of the most important and powerful films of all time!”

Directed by
Michael Cimino, Michael Cimino Nm0001047
Written by
Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn
Rated
FSK · FSK 16
Runtime
183 min
DramaWar

Synopsis

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

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 187+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Peter ZinnerShot by Vilmos ZsigmondScored by Stanley MyersSound by James J KlingerStunts by Carey Loftin

Box Office

1978 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$49.0M

Budget$15.0M
Worldwide gross$49.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $49.0M — 100% of worldwide · International: $21K (0%)

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Die durch die Hölle gehende
  • Voyage au bout de l'enferfr
  • Il cacciatoreit
  • (Flemish, poster title)Zij die door de hel gingen
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 8, 1978
  • SerbiaFeb 6, 1979
  • AustraliaFeb 22, 1979
  • IndonesiaFeb 23, 1979

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ProductionEMI Films

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