Where Was The Deer Hunter Filmed? Vietnam War Movie’s Filming Locations Explained
The 1978 war drama film The Deer Hunter is unique for shooting every scene on location, without the use of sound stages. The film was mostly shot in Cleveland, Ohio, with notable locations including St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Lemko Hall. Other filming locations for The Deer Hunter include Loraine, Ohio (U.S. Steel Central Furnaces) and various locations in Thailand, including Patpong, Bangkok, and the River Kwai.
The 1978 war drama The Deer Hunter is unique in that sound stages were never used—every scene was shot on location. This is quite a feat considering the various locations around the world that the movie is set. The Deer Hunter, which starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage, follows three Russian-American men from Pennsylvania preparing for and striving to recover from the Vietnam War. This required various filming locations to pull off, with real-world churches, businesses, and factories used as sets.
The 1978 war drama The Deer Hunter is unique in that sound stages were never used—every scene was shot on location. This is quite a feat considering the various locations around the world that the movie is set. The Deer Hunter, which starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage, follows three Russian-American men from Pennsylvania preparing for and striving to recover from the Vietnam War. This required various filming locations to pull off, with real-world churches, businesses, and factories used as sets.
- 9/16/2023
- by Angel Shaw
- ScreenRant
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