Apocalypse Now

Cast

Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne View All

Crew

Francis Ford Coppola (Director), John Milius (Screenplay), Francis Ford Coppola (Screenplay) View All

Release: Aug. 15th, 1979

Runtime: 2 hours, 33 minutes

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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Captain Spaulding
When I think of the greatest films ever made, I think of the films that fill me most with awe and reverence.

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The Gunslinger45
This film has one of the greatest production designs in film, not to mention one of the greatest (ie troubled) production histories ever.

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Nostromo87
Francis Ford Coppola almost lost his mind, Martin Sheen almost died from a heart attack while filming, Marlon Brando showed up to the set in the Philippines without reading the script or the book it was based upon, Heart of Darkness.

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