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The Deer Hunter is definitely one of the most powerful films ever made. Featuring a strong story line, which covers a wide span of time, the film is a look at how people deal with life changing situations. Centered by a series of brilliant performances, it is one war film, which stands out amongst similar films and will go down in history as one of the best war films ever.
The film tells the story of a group of Pennsylvania steelworkers and their lives before, during and after the Vietnam War. The film begins with an inside look into the lives of these four men. Michael (Robert De Niro), the leader of the group, John (George Dzundza), Steven (John Savage), and Nick (Christopher Walken) are all good friends. Michael, Steven and Nick are soon to leave for Vietnam, but not before Steven gets married. After the wedding the group, along with another friend, Axel (Chuck Aspegren), go on a hunting trip, one of their favourite pastimes.
Next we are taken to Vietnam and see the men on the front lines, currently stationed in a village in the South of Vietnam and under attack from the Viet Cong. The men are captured and held in a floating prison on a river. In this prison the prisoners are forced to play Russian roulette against each other. When Steven refuses to participate he is locked in a cage with water up to his face. Michael hatches a plan to free Steven and convinces Nick that the only way that Steven will survive is if the two friends play against each other, and with 3 bullets in the gun. The men are able to escape, but are soon separated. Michael and Steven manage to get to a medical center whilst Nick finds his way to a Hospital in Saigon. Michael then returns home. Although he is treated as a hero he is upset, as he fears that Nick is still missing in Vietnam.
Nick, meanwhile, becomes involved in a gambling operation where the game of choice is, Russian roulette. Only this time he is playing for money and not the entertainment of his captors. When Michael learns that Nick is possibly still alive he returns to Saigon to try and find him.