Apocalypse Now
8433 reviews
Drama/War
2h 27m
1979
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to...
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At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
- DirectorFrancis Ford Coppola
- Release19 May 1979
- Genre
- Duration2h 27m
- Budget$31,500,000
- Revenue$150,000,000
- Rate8433 reviews
- Productions
United Artists, American Zoetrope
Cast

Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz

Albert Hall
Chief Phillips

Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist

G. D. Spradlin
General Corman

Harrison Ford
Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner

Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego

Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year

Colleen Camp
Miss May

Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench

Damien Leake
Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola
AFRS Announcer

Charles Robinson
Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell
Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines
Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro
TV Photographer (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola
Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)

Joe Estevez
Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Villard
Gaston de Marais (Long Version)
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