The Deer Hunter (1978)

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Basic facts

Original title The Deer Hunter
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1979-03-03

Cast

Robert De Niro
Michael

Meryl Streep
Linda

Christopher Walken
Nick

John Cazale
Stan

John Savage
Steven

George Dzundza
John

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Titles

Original title
  • The Deer Hunter
Swedish release title
  • Deer Hunter

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Story
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor

Cast

Robert De Niro Michael
Meryl Streep Linda
Christopher Walken Nick
John Cazale Stan
John Savage Steven
George Dzundza John
Chuck Aspegren Axel
Rutanya Alda Angela
Pierre Segui Julien
Shirley Stoler Stevens mor
Stephen Kopestonsky prästen

Companies

Production Company EMI Films Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Sandrew Film & Teater AB
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2002
Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2009
Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2008

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 119866
Date 1979-01-29
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 5035 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 550-520-560-545-560-555-565-570-610 = 5 035 meter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Sound system Dolby Stereo 04
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Reels 9 reels


Release dates

First showing 1978-12 USA
Release in Sweden 1979-03-03 Cinema Borlänge Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Eskiltuna Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Royal Gothenburg Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Helsingborg Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Vågen Luleå Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Malmö Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Norrköping Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Astoria Stockholm Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Södertälje Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Umeå Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Uppsala Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Sandrew Västerås Sweden 184 min
1979-03-03 Spegeln Örebro Sweden 184 min
TV showing 1995-10-29 Femman Sweden
1996-06-15 TV3 Sweden
2001-07-20 SVT1 Sweden
DVD release 2002-04-25 Sweden
TV showing 2002-10-26 SVT1 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2007-02-17
DVD release 2008-04-16 Sweden
2009-05-06 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2010-10-12
2010-10-15
Cinematheque screening 2016-08-16 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2016-08-16
2016-08-23
2016-09-03
TV showing 2023-12-28 SVT2 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Cavatina
Composer Stanley Myers (1971)
Orchestra Stanley Myer's Orchestra
Instrumentalist John Williams (gitarr)


Awards

Academy Award of Merit Hollywood 1979 (bästa film)

Related films

Precious Images (1986) The Deer Hunter (1978)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 5013


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 16
Slides 5
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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