Rated R. Originally released in 1978 as a motion picture. Based on a story by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle and Quinn K. Redeker. Academy Award winner in 1978 for: best picture; best director, Michael Cimino; best supporting actor, Christopher Walken; best editing, Peter Zinner; best sound, Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, Darin Knight. Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Chuck Aspergren.
Summary:
Tracks a group of steelworker pals from a Pennsylvania blast furnace to the cool hunting grounds of the Alleghenies to the lethal cauldron of Vietnam. It is a drama of friendship and courage and of what happens to these qualities under stress.
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