What Robert De Niro did for The Deer Hunter | BFI. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. Producer Michael Deeley explains how the Robert De Niro's approach to research, rehearsals and talent-spotting improved Michael Cimino’s Oscar-winning epic. The Deer Hunter was re-released by Park Circus in August 2014. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/