Apocalypse Now (1979)

Movie Details

Original Title Apocalypse Now

Original Language EN

Budget $31,500,000

Revenue $150,000,000

Status Released

Popularity 8.2

Cast

Martin Sheen

Captain Benjamin Willard

Popularity: 4.4

Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter Kurtz

Popularity: 5.5

Frederic Forrest

Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Popularity: 3.0

Albert Hall

Chief Phillips

Popularity: 13.5

Laurence Fishburne

Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Popularity: 3.8

Sam Bottoms

Lance B. Johnson

Popularity: 3.6

Robert Duvall

Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Popularity: 5.4

G. D. Spradlin

General Corman

Popularity: 0.6

Harrison Ford

Colonel Lucas

Popularity: 4.5

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry, Civilian

Popularity: 4.1

Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

Popularity: 7.0

Kerry Rossall

Mike from San Diego

Popularity: 1.0

Key Crew

Director Francis Ford Coppola

Producer Francis Ford Coppola

Editor Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. Greenberg, Walter Murch

Writer John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr

Production

United Artists

American Zoetrope

Videos & Trailers

Spike Lee to Francis Ford Coppola: I Was First in Line for APOCALYPSE NOW

Featurette

Walter Murch on Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut | BFI Q&A

Featurette

Martin Sheen on APOCALYPSE NOW

Featurette

10 Most Unforgettable Moments from APOCALYPSE NOW - As Chosen By Fans

Featurette

STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Episode 1 | A deep dive into Apocalypse Now & Dream Double Bill

Featurette

'The Horror'

Clip

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

guerrilla warfare epic vietnam war journalist mission vietnam vietcong central intelligence agency (cia) cambodia army drug abuse based on novel or book secret mission insanity surrealism tribe green beret jungle descent into madness brutality

Reviews from TMDB

Ian Beale 5/10

Feb 14, 2017

**Ponderous, meandering epic with a few bright spots.** This film is about a soldiers quest to find a renegade and insane Colonel (a bald Brando in an extended cameo) who has hidden himself away in the depths of the jungle and is causing all manner of commotion. Quite what it was - I can't reme ... Read more

Rocketeer Raccoon 1/10

Jun 20, 2017

I think a lot of people who think this film is a classic are deranged, the only memorable scene in the film is when they drop exploding napalm and the guy in the hat says "I love the smell of napalm in the morning", the rest of the film is a completely boring bombshell and it's like the film was hig ... Read more

Wuchak 10/10

Oct 27, 2018

***One of the greatest films ever made*** The original "Apocalypse Now" is an awe-inspiring masterpiece and is my all-time favorite film. Memorable scenes abound, starting with the mind-blowing opening with Willard (Martin Sheen) having a mental breakdown in his sweltering Saigon hotel room to th ... Read more