What is the even more dramatic truth hidden in the profound and dramatic Oscar-winning film "The Deer Hunter"?

Big stars who spread their wings

Lastly, let's touch on the drama that followed for those involved. Although De Niro was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for this film, he lost to Jon Voight for Homecoming , but won the same award two years later for his fiery performance in Raging Bull (1980). , established himself as a top actor both in name and reality. Christopher Walken, who played Nick, won the Best Supporting Actor Award for this film and continues to be active as a great supporting player.

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Cassar, who was pointed at De Niro with a gun loaded with live ammunition, was actually suffering from terminal cancer at the time of filming, and the studio objected to using him, but Cimino insisted on using him, and Cassar responded. He completed his work until the end. Meryl Streep, who played Cramer, Cramer, Casal's then-unknown girlfriend, witnessed Casal's death and overcame her grief. She begins her journey to becoming an actress.

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Cimino, the director, took the success of this film as a step forward and completed another blockbuster, `` Heaven's Gate '' (1980), but due to the box office failure that can only be described as tragic, he was exiled from Hollywood, and after returning to He passed away in 2016 without any fruitful efforts.

Text: Manabu Soma

After working as an information magazine editor, became a freelance writer. He writes articles and reviews for magazines such as ``SCREEN,'' ``DVD & Video Distribution,'' and ``Cinema Square,'' as well as theater pamphlets and the movie site ``Cinema Today.'' Currently appearing on Star Channel "GO! Theater". I host club events as a hobby.

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*Information as of December 2018 article publication.