Deer Hunter, The | Limited Edition Steelbook | 4K UHD+Blu-ray

Few directors have ever been so well suited to epic filmmaking as Michael Cimino. At the height of his directorial powers, Cimino had an incredible sense for the possible scope and scale that cinema could capture as well as a remarkable eye for costuming and set dressing.

In the case of The Deer Hunter, Cimino's Vietnam picture relays a fascinating image of a country in war time. Both small town life in America and the war-zones of southeast Asia carry a sense of broad panorama. Locations all across the US were used to capture a single rural Pennsylvania town, while our protagonists time as soldiers is depicted with grotesque feeling of trauma and violence. 

Altogether the result is not so much a "true to life" depiction of events, people and places, but a realization of the war as an American experience—both in the life people left behind, and the transformations they went through overseas. An amazing cast, headed by Robert Deniro and Christopher Walken, with remarkable performances from Meryl Streep and John Cazale as well. The pinnacle of Cimino's directorial career.

Special Features (via Shout! partner gruv.com)

• Audio Commentary With Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond And Film Journalist Bob Fisher
  
• We Don't Belong Here: An Interview with Actor John Savage
  
• The War at Home: An Interview with Actress Rutanya Alda
  
• A National Anthem: An Interview with Producer Michael Deeley
  
• This Is Not About War: Interview with Post Production Supervisor Katy Haber and - Universal Marketing Executive Willette Klausner
  
• Interview with Film Critic David Thomson
  
• Deleted and Extended Scenes
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  
• Radio Spots
  
• Still Gallery