

Apocalypse Now
1979-05-19 · 147 min · ★ 8.3
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Production companies
- American Zoetrope
- Countries
- United States of America, Philippines
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 31,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 150,000,000
Top Cast
Martin SheenCaptain Benjamin Willard
Marlon BrandoColonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic ForrestJay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert HallChief Phillips
Laurence FishburneTyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam BottomsLance B. Johnson
Robert DuvallLieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G.D. SpradlinGeneral Corman
Harrison FordColonel
Scott GlennLieutenant Richard M. Colby
James KeaneKilgore's Gunner
Tom MasonSupply Sergeant
Cynthia WoodPlaymate of the Year
Dennis HopperPhotojournalist
Colleen CampMiss May
Aurore ClémentRoxanne Sarrault
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