Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Released: 1979-08-15 Duration: 2hr 27min
Genres: Drama War
Rating 8.3
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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.

Production Companies

United Artists
United Artists
American Zoetrope
American Zoetrope

Additional Info

Budget $31,500,000.00
Revenue $150,000,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 53.56

Directed By

Francis Ford Coppola

Crew

Original Music Composer
Carmine Coppola
Director of Photography
Vittorio Storaro
Editor
Walter Murch
Casting
Vic Ramos
Production Design
Dean Tavoularis
Art Direction
Angelo P. Graham
Set Decoration
George R. Nelson
Makeup Artist
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup Artist
Jack H. Young
Production Manager
Leon Chooluck
Production Manager
Barrie M. Osborne
Sound Designer
Walter Murch
Additional Editor
Barry Malkin
Assistant Editor
Jerry Ross
Additional Writing
Michael Herr
Assistant Director
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Larry Franco
Stunt Coordinator
Terry Leonard
First Assistant Camera
Efren Lapid
Assistant Director
Tony Brandt
Special Effects Coordinator
Joe Lombardi
Sound Editor
Maurice Schell
Sound Editor
Jay Miracle
Assistant Art Director
James J. Murakami
Still Photographer
Josh Weiner
Executive Assistant
Melissa Mathison
Camera Operator
Piero Servo
Musician
Zakir Hussain
Writer
Michael Herr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Beggs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Sound Recordist
Nathan Boxer
Sound Editor
Leslie Hodgson
Stunts
Larry Holt
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Musician
Mickey Hart
Writer
John Milius
Co-Producer
Fred Roos
Co-Producer
Gray Frederickson
Co-Producer
Tom Sternberg
Associate Producer
Eddie Romero
Associate Producer
John Ashley
Associate Producer
Mona Skager
Original Music Composer
Francis Ford Coppola
Special Effects
Gerald Endler
Location Coordinator
Jack English

TOP CAST

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen

Captain Benjamin Willard

Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest

Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall
Albert Hall

Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne

Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms
Sam Bottoms

Lance B. Johnson

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter Kurtz

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall

Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper

Photojournalist

G. D. Spradlin
G. D. Spradlin

General Corman

Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford

Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

James Keane
James Keane

Kilgore's Gunner

Kerry Rossall
Kerry Rossall

Mike from San Diego

Tom Mason
Tom Mason

Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood
Cynthia Wood

Playmate of the Year

Colleen Camp
Colleen Camp

Miss May

Aurore Clément
Aurore Clément

Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau
Jack Thibeau

Soldier in Trench

Glenn Walken
Glenn Walken

Lieutenant Carlsen

Damien Leake
Damien Leake

Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola
Marc Coppola

AFRS Announcer

Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross

Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego

Charles Robinson
Charles Robinson

Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson
Nick Nicholson

Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell
Don Gordon Bell

Soldier (uncredited)

Evan A. Lottman
Evan A. Lottman

Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey
R. Lee Ermey

Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines
Jim Gaines

Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro
Vittorio Storaro

TV Photographer (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola

Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski
Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

Herb Rice
Herb Rice

Roach

Joe Estevez
Joe Estevez

Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Byers
Bo Byers

MP Sergeant #1

Frank Villard
Frank Villard

Gaston de Marais (Long Version)

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