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Apocalypse Now is a Vietnam War epic directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and Robert Duvall. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
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Find out who starred in the classic war film Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on Joseph Conrad's novel. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
A U.S. Army officer is sent on a secret mission to assassinate a renegade colonel in the jungle of Vietnam. The film explores the horrors and madness of war, the insanity of Kurtz, and the humanity of Willard.
Nov 28, 1999 · Ebert praises Coppola's film as one of the key films of the century, inspired by Conrad's novel and influenced by the Vietnam War. He analyzes the journey of Willard and Kurtz, the helicopter attack, the photojournalist, and the poetic ending.
Apocalypse Now opens in Saigon in 1968. Army captain and special intelligence agent Benjamin Willard is holed up in a hotel room, heavily intoxicated and desperate to get back into action. He has completed one tour of duty in Vietnam, only to go home a changed man, miserable amid the confines of civilization.
Apocalypse Now explores the fragile human psyche when its morality is challenged and its sanity is questioned—a psychological focus a wrapped in the grim tapestry of the Vietnam War. Instead of a mere anti-war narrative, this Best Picture nominee at the 52nd Academy Awards probes deeper, manifesting as a timeless allegory of man’s inner ...
Learn everything there is to know about Apocalypse Now, from the script and score to the camerawork and characters.
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