In this episode we discuss the fifty-first Best Picture winner, The Deer Hunter, its historic win as a film about the Vietnam War, its carefully planned Oscar campaign, the origins of the story and script, and the too short life and career of actor John Cazale!

**Content Warning** Mentions of darker themes in relation to the plot of The Deer Hunter **

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