Ponderous, meandering epic with a few bright spots.
This film is about a ...
Apocalypse Now
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
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 19, 1979
Runtime
2h 27m
Genres
Drama, War
User Score
83%
Original Title
Apocalypse Now
Production Companies
United Artists, American Zoetrope
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Budget
$31,500,000
Revenue
$150,000,000
Description
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
Crew
Trailer
Recommendations
Platoon
The Deer Hunter
Alien
Full Metal Jacket
The Conversation
Raiders of the Lost Ark
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2001: A Space Odyssey
Taxi Driver
Cool Hand Luke
Apollo 13
Dallas Buyers Club
Midnight Express
A Clockwork Orange
Lawrence of Arabia
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Flash Gordon
Blade Runner
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Reviews
I think a lot of people who think this film is a classic are deranged, the only memorable scene i...
One of the greatest films ever made
The original "Apocalyps...
It wasn't just insanity and murder, there was enough of that to go around for everyone.
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This is, I think, the definitive Vietnam war movie. Martin Sheen is "Capt. Willard", a ...