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The Deer Hunter

Three friends from a steel town in Pennsylvania are drafted to fight in Vietnam, finding themselves in a war in which there are no rules but survival.

Clairton, Pennsylvania, 1960s. Three close friends from the steelworks, Mike, Nick and Steve, prepare to leave for service in Vietnam, but not before Steve's wedding is celebrated in grand style. The festivities turn into a painful farewell as the three men become embroiled in a war in which there are no rules but survival, and the enemy have devised a deadly game of Russian roulette for their prisoners.

2 hours, 54 minutes

Last on

Thu 17 Aug 202321:30
BBC Four

Music Played

  • John Williams

    Cavatina

Credits

MikeRobert De Niro
NickChristopher Walken
StevenJohn Savage
LindaMeryl Streep
StanJohn Cazale
JohnGeorge Dzundza
BridesmaidAmy Wright
Axel's girlMady Kaplan
AngelaRutanya Alda
DirectorMichael Cimino

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Apr 202022:35
    BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
  • Mon 20 Apr 202001:10
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 13 Feb 202122:00
    BBC Two
  • Fri 6 Aug 202123:05
    BBC Two
  • Sun 5 Dec 202100:00
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Thu 17 Feb 202222:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 1 Dec 202223:15
    BBC Two
  • Sat 17 Jun 202323:10
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sat 17 Jun 202323:55
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Thu 17 Aug 202321:30
    BBC Four

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