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1 videodisc (184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1978
Special features: Optional audio feature commentary with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and film journalist Bob Fisher
Cimino's epic film about friendship chronicles the lives of three steelworkers and their friends, whose lives are irrevocably changed by a tour of duty in Vietnam. The film is renowned for the Russian roulette scenes
Music, Stanley Myers ; director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond ; editor, Peter Zinner ; story by Michael Cimino & Deric Washburn and Louis Garfinkle & Quinn K. Redeker
Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage
MPAA rating: R
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen
English or Spanish dialogue; optional Spanish or French subtitles; English SDH for the hearing impaired
Academy Awards, 1978: Winner: Best Picture (Barry Spikings, Michael Deely, Michael Cimino, John Peverall), Best Sound (Richard Portman, William L. McCaughey, Aaron Rochin, C. Darin Knight), Best Director (Michael Cimino), Best Film Editing (Peter Zinner), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Christopher Walken); Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert De Niro), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond), Best Writing -- Screenplay written directly for the screen (Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle, Quinn K. Redeker) -- 1979 Academy Awards (U.S.A.)
Named to the National Film Registry in 1996 by the Library of Congress