A brand new restoration for the 40th anniversarydelve into the history of the ground breaking epic the deer hunter'. '.strtoupper('4')0 years on from its oscar winning debut, the film has been stunningly restored with a host of bonus material'. '.strtoupper('b')onus material includesnew interview with david thomson film critica brand new and exclusive interview with author and film critic david thomson1979 itv south ban show interview with michael ciminoa rarely seen itv south bank show interview from 1979 with director michael cimino provides an in depth analysis of his inspirations and motivations for the making of the filmrealising the deer hunter – interview with director michael ciminoshooting the deer hunter – interview with director of photography vilmos zsigmondplaying the deer hunter – interview with star john savageaudio commentary with michael ciminoaudio commentary with vilmos zsigmond and journalist bob fisherdeleted and extended scenesdeleted and extended scenes from the original production including extra footage of the infamous russian roulette sequence.