Apocalypse Now (1979)
Kernel Score: 91% · 8,919 ratings
Genres: Drama, War
Released: 1979-05-19
Runtime: 147 minutes
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.
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Cast
- Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard
- Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz
- Frederic Forrest as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
- Albert Hall as Chief Phillips
- Laurence Fishburne as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
- Sam Bottoms as Lance B. Johnson
- Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
- G.D. Spradlin as General Corman
- Harrison Ford as Colonel
- Jerry Ziesmer as Jerry, Civilian