De Niro with fellow cast members George Dzundza and Chuck Aspegren and second assistant director Mike Grillo
Jay Glennie: “The Deer Hunter was shot during a heatwave but the deer-hunting season is during the winter. Vilmos Zsigmond, the cinematographer, told me that all the streets had to be constantly watered to give a cold effect and the trees defoliated. The guy on the far right is Mike Grillo, who is now one of the head honchos at Marvel.”