Apocalypse Now
1979
2h 27min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
19 May 1979
Runtime
2h 27min
Director
Budget
$31,500,000
Revenue
$150,000,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
United Artists, American Zoetrope
Cast
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G. D. Spradlin
General Corman
Harrison Ford
Colonel Lucas
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian
Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego
James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner
Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant
Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year
Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist
Colleen Camp
Miss May
Linda Carpenter
Playmate
Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault
Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench
Glenn Walken
Lieutenant Carlsen
Damien Leake
Machine Gunner
Marc Coppola
AFRS Announcer
Bill Graham
Agent
Herb Rice
Roach
Jerry Ross
Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego
Charles Robinson
Soldier with Colby (uncredited)
Nick Nicholson
Soldier (uncredited)
Don Gordon Bell
Soldier (uncredited)
R. Lee Ermey
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Jim Gaines
Extra (uncredited)
Vittorio Storaro
TV Photographer (uncredited)
Evan A. Lottman
Soldier (uncredited)
Francis Ford Coppola
Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
William Upton
Spotter
George Cantero
Soldier with Suitcase
Joe Estevez
Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
Bo Byers
MP Sergeant #1
Frank Villard
Gaston de Marais (Long Version)
Christian Marquand
Hubert de Marais
Michel Pitton
Phillippe de Marais
David Olivier
Christian de Marais
Chrystel Le Pelletier
Claudine
Roman Coppola
Francis de Marais
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Gilles de Marais
Robert Julian
The Tutor
Yvon LeSeaux
Sergeant le Fevre
Daniel Kiewit
Major from New Jersey
Hattie James
Cleans Mother (voice)
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