The Deer Hunter
| Year of Publication |
1978
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| Publication Type |
Screenplay
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| Language |
English
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| Contributors |
Author:
Deric Washburn |
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| 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.
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| Notes |
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.
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| Author Biography |
Deric Washburn (1937— ) was born in Buffalo, raised in Providence, and educated at Harvard University. He is a screenwriter.
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| Time |
1960s-1970s
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| Published |
unpublished
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