Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino
Director & Screenwriter
@michael_cimino
New York, USA
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Entertainment
About Me
Michael Cimino was an American director whose debut film The Deer Hunter (1978) won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. His follow-up Heaven's Gate (1980) became one of Hollywood's greatest failures.
Career Highlights
Michael Cimino — Sight Sound Poll Great Films
2012
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Michael Cimino — Venice Film Festival Retrospective
2000
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Michael Cimino — AFI Great American Director List
2000
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Michael Cimino — The Sunchaser Film Director
1996
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Michael Cimino — Desperate Hours Remake Director
1990
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Michael Cimino — The Sicilian Film Director
1987
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Michael Cimino — Year of the Dragon Film
1985
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Michael Cimino — Film History Controversial Director
1980
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Michael Cimino — United Artists Heaven Gate Crisis
1980
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Michael Cimino — Heaven Gate Film Western
1980
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Michael Cimino — New York Film Critics Award
1979
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Michael Cimino — BAFTA Nomination Deer Hunter
1979
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Michael Cimino — Sight Sound Poll Great Films
Director
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Michael Cimino — AFI Great American Director List
Director
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Michael Cimino — Venice Film Festival Retrospective
Director
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Michael Cimino — The Sunchaser Film Director
Director
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Michael Cimino — Desperate Hours Remake Director
Director
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Michael Cimino — The Sicilian Film Director
Director
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Michael Cimino — Year of the Dragon Film
Director
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Michael Cimino — Heaven Gate Film Western
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Michael Cimino — United Artists Heaven Gate Crisis
Director
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Michael Cimino — Film History Controversial Director
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Michael Cimino — Oscar Best Director Award 1978
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Michael Cimino — Oscar Best Picture Producer 1978
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Michael Cimino — Directors Guild Award Deer Hunter
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Michael Cimino — BAFTA Nomination Deer Hunter
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Michael Cimino — New York Film Critics Award
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🎬 Film
The Deer Hunter
This is this. This ain't something else. This is this.
director
3 collaborators
★ ["Academy Award Best Picture","Academy Award Best Director (Michael Cimino)","Academy Award Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken)","Academy Award Best Film Editing","Academy Award Best Sound"]
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Michael Cimino — The Deer Hunter Oscar Director
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Michael Cimino — Vietnam War Film Landmark
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Michael Cimino — New Hollywood Director Golden Era
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Michael Cimino — Meryl Streep Career Deer Hunter
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Michael Cimino — Robert De Niro Deer Hunter Lead
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Michael Cimino — Christopher Walken Oscar Deer Hunter
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Michael Cimino — Amblin Entertainment Spielberg Peer
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Michael Cimino — Cannes Deer Hunter Premiere
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Michael Cimino — Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Film
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Career Timeline
25 projects
2000
1978
Film
The Deer Hunter
Director & Co-Writer
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Michael Cimino — Christopher Walken Oscar Deer Hunter
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Michael Cimino — New Hollywood Director Golden Era
Other
Michael Cimino — Cannes Deer Hunter Premiere
Other
Michael Cimino — Robert De Niro Deer Hunter Lead
Other
Michael Cimino — Vietnam War Film Landmark
Other
Michael Cimino — The Deer Hunter Oscar Director
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Michael Cimino — Meryl Streep Career Deer Hunter
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Michael Cimino — Amblin Entertainment Spielberg Peer
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