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Apocalypse Now (1979)

R · 1979-08-15 · 2h 27m · EN
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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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Francis Ford CoppolaDirector, WriterMichael HerrWriterJohn MiliusWriter
Budget
$31.5M
Box office
$150M

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Robert DuvallRobert DuvallLieutenant Colonel Bill KilgoreMartin SheenMartin SheenCaptain Benjamin WillardFrederic ForrestFrederic ForrestJay 'Chef' HicksLaurence FishburneLaurence FishburneTyrone 'Clean' MillerAlbert HallAlbert HallChief PhillipsMarlon BrandoMarlon BrandoColonel Walter KurtzSam BottomsSam BottomsLance B. JohnsonDennis HopperDennis HopperPhotojournalistG.D. SpradlinG.D. SpradlinGeneral CormanHarrison FordHarrison FordColonel LucasJerry ZiesmerJerry ZiesmerJerry, CivilianScott GlennScott GlennLieutenant Richard M. Colby

Keywords

Based on novel or bookCiaJournalistSurrealismJungleArmyMissionMilitaryBrutalityTribeAnti warEpicInsanityVietnam warSecret missionGuerrilla warfareVietnamGuerrillaDescent into madnessDrug abuseVietcongCambodiaGreen beretRiverboat

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · WarTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Cia · JournalistDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityWar · Anti War · Vietnam WarDirector preference54262

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What is Apocalypse Now about?

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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Apocalypse Now has a runtime of 147 minutes.

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