The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray] [Standard]

The Deer Hunter [DVD]

John Wayne and Rock Hudson co-star in this action-packed Western set in the aftermath of the Civil War. To explore uncharted territories and begin new lives, Union cavalry officer John Henry Thomas (Wayne) leads his men west while southerner James Langdon (Hudson) takes his soldiers to Mexico. When the two forces find themselves caught between Mexican rebels and the Emperor's army, they must fight side by side to survive.

Five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, went to Michael Cimino's harrowing indictment of war. The story centers on three Pennsylvania steeltown hunting buddies whose lives are forever changed by their experiences together in squalid POW camps in Vietnam where their captors force them to play rounds of Russian roulette. Robert de Niro, Christopher Walken (who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar), John Savage, John Cazale, and Meryl Streep star. 183 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English. Two-disc set.