Video: 'The Deer Hunter' trailer

(Friday, December 8, 1978) — The Deer Hunter, an American epic war drama film about three young men who fight to survive the Vietnam War and its aftermath, opened today at Mann’s National Theatre in Los Angeles.

Directed by Michael Cimino, the film starred Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep and Christopher Walken.