Description |
1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
A powerful epic about three men, steelworkers from Pennsylvania, whose lives are changed irrevocably in the Vietnam war. When they are captured by the Vietcong, they are forced to play Russian Roulette while their captors make bets on their survival. The three men's experiences leave them with terrible physical and spiritual wounds and when Michael (De Niro) returns to Saigon to fulfil an old vow, he makes an unexpected and horrific discovery. Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Director and Supporting Actor (Walken) |
Notes |
DVD video release of the film produced in 1978 |
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Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo |
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No subtitles available |
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Anamorphic widescreen, aspect ratio 2.35:1 |
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Bonus features: Widescreen presentation ; feature length commentary by director Michael Cimino (UK exclusive) |
Credits |
Credits: Music, Stanley Myers ; director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond ; film editor, Peter Zinner ; art direction, Ron Hobbs, Kim Swados |
Performer |
Cast: Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren |
Notes |
PAL Region 2 |
Audience |
UK Cert. 18 |
Notes |
Rated: R18+. War themes and Violence |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Feature films -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Fiction.
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Author |
Cimino, Michael.
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Washburn, Deric.
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Garfinkle, Louis.
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Redeker, Quinn K.
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Spikings, Barry.
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Deeley, Michael.
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Peverall, John.
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De Niro, Robert.
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Cazale, John, 1936-1978.
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Savage, John, 1949-
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Streep, Meryl.
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Walken, Christopher, 1943-
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Myers, Stanley.
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Zsigmond, Vilmos.
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