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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | |||
[[Image: | |name=''The Deer Hunter'' | ||
|picture=TheDeerHunterCover.jpg | |||
|caption=''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |||
|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]United States | |||
|director=[[Michael Cimino]] | |||
|date=1978 | |||
|studio=EMI | |||
|distributor=Universal | |||
|character1=Michael "Mike" Vronsky | |||
|actor1=[[Robert De Niro]] | |||
|character2=Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich | |||
|actor2=[[Christopher Walken]] | |||
|character3=Stan ("Stosh") | |||
|actor3=[[John Cazale]] | |||
|character4= Steven Pushkov | |||
|actor4=[[John Savage]] | |||
|character5=John Welsh | |||
|actor5=[[George Dzundza]] | |||
|character6=Linda | |||
|actor6=[[Meryl Streep]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''The Deer Hunter''''' is a 1978 Vietnam War film co-written and directed by [[Michael Cimino]]. The film follows a group of friends from a small Pennsylvania working class town through their harrowing experience serving as soldiers during the Vietnam War and how it comes to affect them upon their return to the United States. The film, which would go on to receive Academy Awards for [[:Category:Academy Award Best Picture|Best Picture]] and Best Director, did encounter controversy for its graphic depiction of Russian roulette. The cast includes [[Robert De Niro]], [[John Savage]], [[Meryl Streep]], and [[Christopher Walken]], who received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film. | |||
{{Film Title|The Deer Hunter}} | |||
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{{Spoilers}} | |||
=Handguns= | |||
== Colt Detective Special == | == Colt Detective Special == | ||
A [[Colt Detective Special]] is | A [[Colt Detective Special]] is used in the initial Saigon Russian roulette match observed by Nick ([[Christopher Walken]]). The ejector rod shroud that is unique to the 3rd Generation DS is visible on the revolver being used. | ||
[[Image:ColtDS.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:ColtDS.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special 3rd Gen - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Colt1.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Colt1.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A man holds the Colt Detective Special in the nightclub. The ejector rod shroud is clearly visible.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Colt2.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Colt2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|The first entrant clicks the Colt Detective Special empty on himself.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Colt3.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Colt3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Nick takes the Colt Detective Special from the first man and clicks it empty on the second man forcefully, before clicking it empty on himself.]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson Model 36 == | == Smith & Wesson Model 36 == | ||
When Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) | When Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) returns to Saigon to search for Nick ([[Christopher Walken]]), the revolver being used in the Russian Roulette matches is now a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]]. Since the Model 36 is a 5-shot revolver, the chances of shooting one's self is now 1/5, instead of a 1/6 chance (as with a 6-shot revolver). | ||
[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Colt4.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Colt4.JPG|thumb|none|601px|The man loads one bullet in the Smith & Wesson Model 36 as Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) confronts Nick at the nightclub.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Colt5.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael pleads with Nick before Nick pulls the trigger, the Smith & Wesson Model 36 clicking empty.]] | [[Image:TDH-Colt5.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael pleads with Nick before Nick pulls the trigger, the Smith & Wesson Model 36 clicking empty.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Colt6.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael's turn to take it and pull the trigger. The S&W J-frames 5-shot cylinder and trigger guard are visible.]] | [[Image:TDH-Colt6.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael's turn to take it and pull the trigger. The S&W J-frames 5-shot cylinder and trigger guard are visible.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Colt7.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Nick takes it again, and pulls the trigger.]] | [[Image:TDH-Colt7.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Nick takes it again, and pulls the trigger.]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson Model 10 | == Smith & Wesson Model 10 == | ||
Following the wedding when the men get ready to go hunting, Stan ([[John Cazale]]) is seen pulling | Following the wedding when the men get ready to go hunting, Stan ([[John Cazale]]) is seen pulling a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] with a 2" barrel and nickel finish. What appears to a different firearm is seen from the latter part of the movie. See the quote in the fourth screencap. Axel takes a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolver with 2" barrel out of Stan's waistband to show Michael. Later in the hunting cabin Stan threatens Axel with it, and Michael takes it from him and puts one round in the cylinder, clicking it empty against Stan's head. (Trivia: According to the director, De Niro requested a live bullet to be used in this scene to heighten the sense of danger. [[John Cazale]], who played Stan, did not protest, yet compulsively and understandably checked that the bullet was not next in the chamber for the scene.) | ||
[[File:NickelModel10snub.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 with 2" barrel and nickel finish - .38 Special]] | |||
[[ | |||
[[Image:TDH-Stansrevolver.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Stan holding his revolver in the first part of the movie.]] | [[Image:TDH-Stansrevolver.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Stan holding his revolver in the first part of the movie.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Stansrevolver2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of Stan's revolver.]] | [[Image:TDH-Stansrevolver2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of Stan's revolver.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Stansrevolver3.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Yet another shot. Is this a blued model?]] | [[Image:TDH-Stansrevolver3.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Yet another shot. Is this a blued model?]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver7.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver7.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael - ''"What's that for?"''<br> Stan - ''"The same thing the other one was for."''<br> Axel holding Stan's nickel Model 10 revolver. This may be a different revolver than the one Stan had in the first part of the movie. According to the quote above, it's a different gun.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver8.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver8.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Stan points his loaded nickel Model 10 at Axel with the hammer cocked. That's not a very nice thing to do to your friend.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver9.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver9.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael unloads Stan's Model 10 , proving it was loaded whereas Stan claimed it was unloaded.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver10.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver10.JPG|thumb|none|601px|''"You want to play games?"'' <br> Michael puts one round in Stan's revolver, leaving 5 empty chambers.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver11.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver11.JPG|thumb|none|601px|''"How do you feel now? Huh? HUH? BIGSHOT?"'' <br> Michael puts Stan's nickel Model 10 to his head, clicking the gun empty on him. ]] | ||
== Smith & Wesson M&P == | == Smith & Wesson M&P == | ||
The Viet Cong soldiers order the | The Viet Cong soldiers order the POWs to play Russian roulette with a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson M&P]] revolver. Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) notably uses it when he asks the Vietnamese soldiers to load three bullets in the gun, which he then uses to kill three soldiers and uses their weapons to dispatch the rest. It's identified as a Pre-Model 10 M&P from its hammer configuration. That is what is known as a "Long-Action" M&P. The "Long Action" was phased out in 1948. Smith & Wesson did not start numbering the models until 1957. By then, the "Short Action" with the re-designed hammer was standard on all models. | ||
[[Image:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle3.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A Vietnamese POW holding a Smith & Wesson M&P to his head moments before he shoots himself dead. Going by the symbols on his collars, this is an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Captain. His "opponent" is a ARVN Colonel.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH- | [[Image:TDH-Revolver2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Stevie ([[John Savage]]) holds the M&P to his head.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|The M&P on the table.]] | |||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver3.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver4.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Another shot of the M&P on the table.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver4.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver5.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Nick holding the M&P to his head.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver5.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Revolver6.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael laughing as he holds the M&P moments before turning it against the Viet Cong, shooting three of them.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Revolver6.JPG|thumb|none| | |||
== | == M1911A1 == | ||
American MPs at the Saigon Military Hospital carry what appear to be [[M1911A1]] pistols in their holsters. | |||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:TDH-Pistol1.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-Pistol1.JPG|thumb|none|602px|American MPs with their holstered pistols.]] | ||
== Toy Single Action Army == | == Toy Single Action Army == | ||
What appears to be a toy Single Action Army is held by a child in this scene. | What appears to be a toy Single Action Army is held by a child in this scene. | ||
[[Image:TDH-ToySAA.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-ToySAA.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A child points a toy Single Action Army at Michael.]] | ||
== Unknown Shotgun == | == Unknown Revolver == | ||
A [[Double Barreled | [[Image:TDH-M60-5.JPG|thumb|none|600px|The ARVN Lt. Colonel is seen with a holstered revolver, most likely a Smith & Wesson but due to lack of screen time, it's impossible to tell.]] | ||
[[ | |||
[[Image:Rifle and Shotgun 2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A shotgun | =Shotguns= | ||
== 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun == | |||
A [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] is seen on the rifle rack in Michael's house. | |||
[[File:StevesSBS1960s.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Stevens Model 311 - 12 gauge]] | |||
[[Image:Rifle and Shotgun 2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A shotgun at the top of the gun rack in Michael's house.]] | |||
[[Image:TDH-Pumprifle1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the shotgun.]] | [[Image:TDH-Pumprifle1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the shotgun.]] | ||
== Remington 760 == | =Rifles= | ||
The rifle on the gun rack in Michael's house is a [[Remington Model 760/7600 Rifle|Remington 760]] pump rifle. | == Remington Model 760 == | ||
[[File:RemingtonModel760.jpg|thumb|none| | The rifle on the gun rack in Michael's house is a [[Remington Model 760/7600 Rifle|Remington Model 760]] pump rifle. | ||
[[Image:Rifle and Shotgun 2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A Remington 760 (below the double barreled shotgun) is seen on a gun rack in Michael's house.]] | [[File:RemingtonModel760.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Model 760 - various calibers]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Pumprifle1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the Remington 760 on the right.]] | [[Image:Rifle and Shotgun 2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A Remington Model 760 (below the double barreled shotgun) is seen on a gun rack in Michael's house.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-Pumprifle1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A front view of the Remington Model 760 on the right.]] | |||
== Remington 700 BDL == | == Remington 700 BDL == | ||
[[Remington 700]] | [[Remington 700 BDL]] rifles are used by the members of the hunting party. Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) notably carries a left-handed model. Interestingly, De Niro shoots right-handed when using a handgun (particularly in the famous Russian Roulette scenes) and when using the flamethrower. He switches to left-handed with the Remington 700, as well when using the M16A1. Cross-dominant shooters will often switch sides when using long guns, in order to be able to aim with their dominant eye when shouldering the weapon. | ||
[[File:Remington 700 bdl.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Remington 700 bdl.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington 700 BDL - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:DeNiro's rifle.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael holding his Remington in his house.]] | [[Image:DeNiro's rifle.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael holding his Remington in his house.]] | ||
[[Image:DeNiro's rifle 2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael aiming the rifle.]] | [[Image:DeNiro's rifle 2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael aiming the rifle.]] | ||
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== M16A1 == | == M16A1 == | ||
[[ | [[M16A1]] rifles are carried by Nick ([[Christopher Walken]]) and Steven ([[John Savage]]) while serving in Vietnam. Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) notably uses one to finish off an NVA soldier after setting him on fire with a flamethrower. Many US soldiers carry them as well when Michael returns to Saigon to look for Nick. | ||
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:M16rifle4.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael with his M16A1 after finishing off a | [[Image:M16rifle4.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael with his M16A1 after finishing off a Viet Cong.]] | ||
[[Image:M16rifle5.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:M16rifle5.JPG|thumb|none|602px|Michael fires the M16A1.]] | ||
[[Image:M16rifle1.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael, Nick, and Stevie with their | [[Image:M16rifle1.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael, Nick, and Stevie with their M16A1s.]] | ||
[[Image:M16rifle2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Nick and Stevie walking with their | [[Image:M16rifle2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Nick and Stevie walking with their M16A1s.]] | ||
[[ | [[File:DeerHunterUnknownRevolver1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A standing ARVN soldier on the left appears to have an M16A1. The officer is a ARVN Lt. Colonel.]] | ||
[[Image:M16rifle3.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:M16rifle3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A man in the background at the nightclub when Michael tracks down Nick appears to have an M16A1.]] | ||
==Colt XM177E1 Commando== | |||
A US soldier is seen carrying what appears to be an [[XM177E1]] carbine upon exiting a helicopter. The footage appears to be actual documentary footage from the war so it's likely the real thing. | |||
[[Image:Colt 609-XM1771E1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt Model 609 / XM177E1 - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[File:607-609-thedeerhunter.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier is seen carrying what appears to be an [[XM177E1]] rifle upon exiting a helicopter. The footage appears to be actual documentary footage from the war so it's likely the real thing.]] | |||
== Norinco Type 56 == | == Norinco Type 56 == | ||
[[ | [[Norinco Type 56]] rifles are used by the Viet Cong. Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) and Nick ([[Christopher Walken]]) both take one from their captors during the Russian Roulette scene and use them to dispatch the remaining Viet Cong. | ||
[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:M22.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 56 assault rifle aka M22, early milled receiver model without under-folding ("pig sticker") bayonet - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A | [[Image:AK-47rifle1.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A Viet Cong with an Norinco Type 56.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle3.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|The ARVN Captain held up by a Type 56 wielding Viet Cong moments before his death.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle4.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle4.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Stevie held by the Viet Cong with an AK-47 and a Norinco Type 56 as they persuade him to put a revolver to his head.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle5.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle5.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A Viet Cong right before he shoots at the prisoners with his Norinco Type 56.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle7.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle7.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A shot of a Norinco Type 56 just as Michael shoots a Viet Cong in the head. Here the blood squib can clearly be seen. ]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle8.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Nick swoops in and disarms a | [[Image:AK-47rifle8.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Nick swoops in and disarms a Viet Cong of his Norinco Type 56 when Michael starts shooting.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle9.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Nick firing the Norinco Type 56.]] | [[Image:AK-47rifle9.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Nick firing the Norinco Type 56.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle10.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle10.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Michael with his captured Norinco Type 56.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle13.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A shot of a Norinco Type 56 next to a dead Viet Cong after the firefight.]] | |||
[[Image:AK-47rifle13.JPG|thumb|none| | |||
==AK-47== | ==AK-47== | ||
We also see | We also see Viet Cong with older style Type III [[AK-47]]s. | ||
[[Image:Ak 54.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Ak 54.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AK-47 - 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle2.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A Viet Cong forcing the ARVN Colonel to hold a revolver to his head using his AK-47.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle6.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle6.JPG|thumb|none|601px|Close up of the receiver on one of the AK-47s.]] | ||
[[Image:AK-47rifle11.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:AK-47rifle11.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A Viet Cong with his AK-47 moments before shooting Nick in the leg. Note the front sight which distinguishes this model from the Norinco Type 56 which has a hooded sight.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | |||
== M60 == | == M60 == | ||
A US helicopter that manages to save Nick ([[Christopher Walken]]) has two [[M60 machine gun]]s mounted on it. An ARVN jeep that stops for Michael and Stevie has an M60 mounted on it as well. M60s are also seen atop the US embassy during the Fall of Saigon. | |||
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M60 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-M60-3.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-M60-3.JPG|thumb|none|601px|An M60 mounted on the left side of the helicopter that saves Nick.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-M60-1.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-M60-1.JPG|thumb|none|601px|A soldier firing the M60 on the ride side of the same chopper.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-M60-2.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-M60-2.JPG|thumb|none|601px|An ARVN soldier mans the M60 on a jeep when Michael leaves Stevie in the care of some soldiers.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-M60-5.JPG|thumb|none| | [[Image:TDH-M60-5.JPG|thumb|none|601px|An M60 mounted on a jeep. Michael lays Stevie on the hood of this jeep, he must have thought they were Stevie's only hope for survival.]] | ||
== Browning M1919A4 == | == Browning M1919A4 == | ||
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[[Image:TDH-M1919.JPG|thumb|none|601px|The Browning M1919A4 mounted on a jeep.]] | [[Image:TDH-M1919.JPG|thumb|none|601px|The Browning M1919A4 mounted on a jeep.]] | ||
==Browning M2HB == | |||
Several [[Browning M2HB]] heavy machine guns are seen in the film mounted on US M113 armored personnel carriers. | |||
[[Image:BrowningM2HB.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning M2HB in vehicle mounting - .50 BMG]] | |||
[[Image:DeerH 105.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An M2 mounted on an APC.]] | |||
=Other= | |||
== M2 Flamethrower == | == M2 Flamethrower == | ||
Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) uses an [[M2 Flamethrower]] to torch a Vietnamese soldier. | Michael ([[Robert De Niro]]) uses an [[M2 Flamethrower]] to torch a Vietnamese soldier. | ||
[[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Flamethrower.]] | [[Image:M2 Flamethrower.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M2 Flamethrower.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-flamethrower.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael using the flamethrower to dispatch a | [[Image:TDH-flamethrower.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael using the flamethrower to dispatch a Viet Cong.]] | ||
[[Image:TDH-flamethrower2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael turning off the flamethrower after killing a | [[Image:TDH-flamethrower2.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Michael turning off the flamethrower after killing a Viet Cong.]] | ||
== Chinese Type II == | == Chinese Type II == | ||
A | A People's Army of Vietnam (also known as the NVA) soldier uses a [[Type 67 stick grenade|Chinese Type II grenade]]. | ||
[[Image:Type67Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Type 67 High-Explosive Fragmentation stick grenade]] | |||
[[Image:TDH-grenade.JPG|thumb|none|600px| PAVN regular holding the Type II grenade moments before throwing it in the hole.]] | [[Image:TDH-grenade.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A PAVN regular holding the Type II grenade moments before throwing it in the hole.]] | ||
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The Deer Hunter is a 1978 Vietnam War film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino. The film follows a group of friends from a small Pennsylvania working class town through their harrowing experience serving as soldiers during the Vietnam War and how it comes to affect them upon their return to the United States. The film, which would go on to receive Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, did encounter controversy for its graphic depiction of Russian roulette. The cast includes Robert De Niro, John Savage, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken, who received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film.
The following weapons were used in the film The Deer Hunter:
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Handguns
Colt Detective Special
A Colt Detective Special is used in the initial Saigon Russian roulette match observed by Nick (Christopher Walken). The ejector rod shroud that is unique to the 3rd Generation DS is visible on the revolver being used.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
When Michael (Robert De Niro) returns to Saigon to search for Nick (Christopher Walken), the revolver being used in the Russian Roulette matches is now a Smith & Wesson Model 36. Since the Model 36 is a 5-shot revolver, the chances of shooting one's self is now 1/5, instead of a 1/6 chance (as with a 6-shot revolver).
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Following the wedding when the men get ready to go hunting, Stan (John Cazale) is seen pulling a Smith & Wesson Model 10 with a 2" barrel and nickel finish. What appears to a different firearm is seen from the latter part of the movie. See the quote in the fourth screencap. Axel takes a Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver with 2" barrel out of Stan's waistband to show Michael. Later in the hunting cabin Stan threatens Axel with it, and Michael takes it from him and puts one round in the cylinder, clicking it empty against Stan's head. (Trivia: According to the director, De Niro requested a live bullet to be used in this scene to heighten the sense of danger. John Cazale, who played Stan, did not protest, yet compulsively and understandably checked that the bullet was not next in the chamber for the scene.)
Stan - "The same thing the other one was for."
Axel holding Stan's nickel Model 10 revolver. This may be a different revolver than the one Stan had in the first part of the movie. According to the quote above, it's a different gun.
Michael puts one round in Stan's revolver, leaving 5 empty chambers.
Michael puts Stan's nickel Model 10 to his head, clicking the gun empty on him.
Smith & Wesson M&P
The Viet Cong soldiers order the POWs to play Russian roulette with a Smith & Wesson M&P revolver. Michael (Robert De Niro) notably uses it when he asks the Vietnamese soldiers to load three bullets in the gun, which he then uses to kill three soldiers and uses their weapons to dispatch the rest. It's identified as a Pre-Model 10 M&P from its hammer configuration. That is what is known as a "Long-Action" M&P. The "Long Action" was phased out in 1948. Smith & Wesson did not start numbering the models until 1957. By then, the "Short Action" with the re-designed hammer was standard on all models.
M1911A1
American MPs at the Saigon Military Hospital carry what appear to be M1911A1 pistols in their holsters.
Toy Single Action Army
What appears to be a toy Single Action Army is held by a child in this scene.
Unknown Revolver
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
A 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun is seen on the rifle rack in Michael's house.
Rifles
Remington Model 760
The rifle on the gun rack in Michael's house is a Remington Model 760 pump rifle.
Remington 700 BDL
Remington 700 BDL rifles are used by the members of the hunting party. Michael (Robert De Niro) notably carries a left-handed model. Interestingly, De Niro shoots right-handed when using a handgun (particularly in the famous Russian Roulette scenes) and when using the flamethrower. He switches to left-handed with the Remington 700, as well when using the M16A1. Cross-dominant shooters will often switch sides when using long guns, in order to be able to aim with their dominant eye when shouldering the weapon.
M16A1
M16A1 rifles are carried by Nick (Christopher Walken) and Steven (John Savage) while serving in Vietnam. Michael (Robert De Niro) notably uses one to finish off an NVA soldier after setting him on fire with a flamethrower. Many US soldiers carry them as well when Michael returns to Saigon to look for Nick.
Colt XM177E1 Commando
A US soldier is seen carrying what appears to be an XM177E1 carbine upon exiting a helicopter. The footage appears to be actual documentary footage from the war so it's likely the real thing.
Norinco Type 56
Norinco Type 56 rifles are used by the Viet Cong. Michael (Robert De Niro) and Nick (Christopher Walken) both take one from their captors during the Russian Roulette scene and use them to dispatch the remaining Viet Cong.
AK-47
We also see Viet Cong with older style Type III AK-47s.
Machine Guns
M60
A US helicopter that manages to save Nick (Christopher Walken) has two M60 machine guns mounted on it. An ARVN jeep that stops for Michael and Stevie has an M60 mounted on it as well. M60s are also seen atop the US embassy during the Fall of Saigon.
Browning M1919A4
A Browning M1919A4 is seen mounted on a US Army Jeep when Michael Vronsky (Robert De Niro) returns to Saigon to bring back Nick.
Browning M2HB
Several Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are seen in the film mounted on US M113 armored personnel carriers.
Other
M2 Flamethrower
Michael (Robert De Niro) uses an M2 Flamethrower to torch a Vietnamese soldier.
Chinese Type II
A People's Army of Vietnam (also known as the NVA) soldier uses a Chinese Type II grenade.
