Apocalypse Now
Adventure, War
Paramount Pictures  (1979) 153 mins R

8.6 (139,881 votes) Top 250: #36
Francis Ford Coppola's stunning vision of man's heart of darkness revealed through the madness of the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Willard receives orders to seek out a renegade military outpost led by the mysterious Colonel Kurtz. 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....

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Cast and Crew
Robert Duvall  ......  Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Martin Sheen  ......  Captain Benjamin L. Willard
Marlon Brando  ......  Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Dennis Hopper  ......  Photojournalist
Laurence Fishburne  ......  Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Frederic Forrest  ......  Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Director  .....  Francis Ford Coppola
Producer  .....  Francis Ford Coppola; John Ashley; Kim Aubry
Writer  .....  Francis Ford Coppola; John Milius; Joseph Conrad
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Roxanne Sarrault smokes a cigar during dinner, when only she, her father and Willard are present at the table. At the same time we see the arm of the man who earlier sat next to her, but in the next shot he is gone again. (more)

Trivia:
Martin Sheen's character name combines the names of the two eldest sons of Harrison Ford, Benjamin and Willard. (more)

Filming Locations:
Philippines (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Willard: [voiceover] Saigon... shit; I'm still only in Saigon... Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle. When I was home after my first tour, it was worse. I'd wake up and there'd be nothing. I hardly said a word to my wife, until I said "yes" to a divorce. When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle. I'm here a week now... waiting for a mission... getting softer; every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker, and every minute Charlie squats in the bush, he gets stronger. Each time I looked around, the walls moved in a little tighter.
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 32 nominations (more)