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- ↑ Maslin, Janet (21 December 1978). "Miss Bergman, Jon Voight And 'Deer Hunter' Cited". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ↑ "Post-Vietnam War Films Win Major N.Y. Awards". The Telegraph. 22 December 1978. Retrieved 29 December 2017– via Google News Archive.