Apocalypse Now (1979)

8.3/10 147 min Drama War

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

Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter Kurtz

Frederic Forrest

Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall

Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne

Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms

Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall

Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

G.D. Spradlin

General Corman

Harrison Ford

Colonel

Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

James Keane

Kilgore's Gunner

Tom Mason

Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood

Playmate of the Year

Dennis Hopper

Photojournalist

Colleen Camp

Miss May

Aurore Clément

Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau

Soldier in Trench

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