@book{437, keywords = {Russian Americans, Carpatho-Rusyn Americans, Ukrainian Americans, Orthodox Christians, Vietnam War, U. S. Steel Corporation, steel industry, hunting, weddings}, author = {Deric Washburn}, title = {The Deer Hunter}, abstract = {Follows a trio of Hunky steelworkers and friends—Mike Vronsky (Robert De Niro), Steven Pushkov (John Savage), and Nikanor “Nick” Chevotarevich (Christopher Walken)—both before and during their infantry service in the Vietnam War.}, year = {1978}, note = {The film also stars and Meryl Streep, and won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The story is set in Clairton, Allegheny County, which is represented on-screen by footage filmed in Clairton, Pittsburgh, and McKeesport, Allegheny, as well as five towns in West Virginia and Ohio.}, language = {English}, }