Drama ·War · United States of America · 1979 · 2h 27m

Apocalypse Now

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Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Cast
Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz Frederic Forrest as Jay 'Chef' Hicks Albert Hall as Chief Phillips Laurence Fishburne as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller Sam Bottoms as Lance B. Johnson
Crew
Vittorio Storaro — Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg — Editor Lisa Fruchtman — Editor Walter Murch — Editor Carmine Coppola — Original Music Composer Francis Ford Coppola — Original Music Composer
Tagline

This is the end...

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
guerrilla warfarevietnam warjournalistmissionvietnamvietcongcentral intelligence agency (cia)cambodiaarmydrug abusebased on novel or booksecret mission
Key Collaborators
Francis Ford Coppola Director Vittorio Storaro Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg Editor Lisa Fruchtman Editor Walter Murch Editor Carmine Coppola Original Music Composer Francis Ford Coppola Original Music Composer Francis Ford Coppola Writer John Milius Writer Francis Ford Coppola Producer Dean Tavoularis Production Design
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