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
Aug 15, 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
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Recommendations
Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
The Deer Hunter
The Conversation
Alien
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Midnight Express
Taxi Driver
Dallas Buyers Club
Apollo 13
2001: A Space Odyssey
Apocalypto
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A Clockwork Orange
The Godfather Part III
Flash Gordon
Cool Hand Luke
Bicycle Thieves
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Oldboy
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 ...