Apocalypse Now
Synopsis
"Francis Ford Coppola's stunning vision of man's heart of darkness revealed through the madness of the Vietnam War. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) receives orders to seek out a renegade military outpost led by the mysterious Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). Willard's mission: "Terminate with extreme prejudice." One of the most powerful films of all time, Apocalypse Now was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won Two for Best Sound and Best Cinematography."
Production Information
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Release Date Copyright Country Language Run Time Certification Also Known As Director Writing Credits Producers Associate Producers Co-Producers Original Music Cinematography Film Editors |
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1979 Omni Zoetrope / Zoetrope Corporation U.S.A. English 147 Mins (Theatrical Cut) 194 Mins (Redux Cut) 18 / 15 Apocalypse Now Redux Francis Ford Coppola Joseph Conrad, John Milius & Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (1979) & Kim Aubry (Redux 2001) John Ashley, Eddie Romero & Mona Skager Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos, Tom Sternberg (1979) & Shannon Lail (Redux) Francis Ford Coppola & Carmine Coppola Vittorio Storaro Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. Greenberg & Walter Murch |
Cast
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Captain Benjamin L. Willard Colonel Walter E. Kurtz Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore Jay 'Chef' Hicks Lance B. Johnson Chief Phillips Tyrone 'Clean' Miller Photojournalist Colonel Lucas General Corman Lieutenant Richard M. Colby |
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Martin Sheen Marlon Brando Robert Duvall Frederic Forrest Sam Bottoms Albert Hall Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper Harrison Ford G.D. Spradlin Scott Glenn |
Apocalypse Now, Redux (2001)
49 minutes of new footage added, which unless you are a hardened fan could be just too much. As with a most of the releases the end credits do not feature the destruction of Kurtz compound, preferring to leave the ending ambiguous.
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