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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 90/100. Scores higher than 96% of the 1,064 1970s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 3m. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic90/100
4,377 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CiminoDirector
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
- Deric WashburnScreenplay
Cast
- Robert De NiroMichael Vronsky
- Christopher WalkenNikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich
- John CazaleStan
- John SavageSteven Pushkov
- Meryl StreepLinda
- George DzundzaJohn
- Rutanya AldaAngela
- Pierre SeguiJulien
- Amy WrightBridesmaid
- Richard KussLinda's Father
- Joe GrifasiBandleader
- Dennis WatlingtonCab Driver
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Themes
vietnam warvietnam veteransmall townsuicidevietnampost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)escapepennsylvania, usasaigonfriendsrussian roulettewedding
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