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Apocalypse Now

1979 • 2h27m Drama, War

Rating

8.3/10

Popularity

9

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.

Details

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay

John Milius

Francis Ford Coppola

Michael Herr

Cast

Martin Sheen

Marlon Brando

Frederic Forrest

Release date

5/19/1979

Status

Released

Budget

$31,500,000

Revenue

$150,000,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

8832