The Deer Hunter contains a controversial scene.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Deer Hunter is often considered one of the best war films ever made, but thanks to one scene, that is not because of its accuracy. The 1978 epic war drama movie takes place during the Vietnam War and stars Robert De Niro as Staff Sergeant Mike Vronsky, Christopher Walken as Corporal Nick Chevotarevich, and John Savage as Corporal Steven Pushkov.
There Is No Factual Basis For The Deer Hunter's Russian Roulette Scenes The three main characters in The Deer Hunter — Mike Vronsky, Nick Chevotarevich, and Steven Pushkov — become prisoners of war when the Viet Cong capture them toward the beginning of the film. In one of the movie's most memorable scenes, the Viet Cong forces Mike, Nick, and Steven, who were all very good friends before the war began, to play Russian roulette.
The Controversy Over The Deer Hunter's Russian Roulette Explained Given that historians and critics have come out and said that there is no historical account of the Viet Cong forcing their prisoners of war to play Russian roulette, The Deer Hunter came under fire. Many were unhappy with the addition of the game of chance in the 1978 epic war drama film because it was misleading and painted the Vietnamese people as inhumane and ruthless.
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