Director - Michael Cimino
Script - Deric Washburn
Camera - Vilmos Zsigmond
Music - Stanley Myers
Cast - Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, George Dzundza
Producers - Michael Cimino, Michael Deeley, John Perevall, Barry Spikings
Production - EMI, Universal Pictures
Michael, Steven and Nick are young factory workers from Pennsylvania who enlist into the Army to fight in Vietnam. Before they go, Steven marries the pregnant Angela, and their wedding party also serves as the men's farewell party. After some time and many horrors, the three friends fall in the hands of the Vietcong and are brought to a prison camp in which they are forced to play Russian roulette against each other. Michael makes it possible for them to escape, but they soon get separated again.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS -
Academy Awards '79 – Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Christopher Walken), Best Director, Best Sound, Best Film Editing (Peter Zinner); Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert De Niro), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Best Cinematography
Golden Globes '79 – Best Director – Motion Picture; Nomination for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Robert De Niro), Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture (Christopher Walken), Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture (Meryl Streep), Best Screenplay
BAFTA '80 – Best Cinematography, Best Editing
Los Angeles '78 – Best Director