Apocalypse Now
1979 • Drama | War
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Writer
John Milius
Writer
Michael Herr
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
May 19, 1979
Duration
147 Min
Language
en
Popularity
59.31
Budget
$31,500,000
Revenue
$150,000,000
Overview
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.
Cast
Martin Sheen
Frederic Forrest
Albert Hall
Laurence Fishburne
Sam Bottoms
Marlon Brando
Robert Duvall
Dennis Hopper
G. D. Spradlin
Harrison Ford
Jerry Ziesmer
Scott Glenn
James Keane
Kerry Rossall
Tom Mason
Cynthia Wood
Colleen Camp
Aurore Clément
Jack Thibeau
Damien Leake
Marc Coppola
Charles Robinson
Nick Nicholson
Don Gordon Bell
R. Lee Ermey
Jim Gaines
Vittorio Storaro
Francis Ford Coppola
Henry Strzalkowski
Joe Estevez
Frank Villard