Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen. The central character is US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Sheen), of MACV-SOG, an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Brando). The screenplay by John Milius and Coppola came fro... More

Initial release date:

  • May 10, 1979

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 33 min

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Also known as:

  • Apocalypse Now,
  • Apocalipsis ahora,
  • Apocalypse,
  • Kiyamet,
  • Apocalipse,
  • Apocalypse Now Redux

Film

Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola ( /ˈkoʊpələ/ KOH-pə-lə; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors. He epitomized the group of filmmakers known as the New Hollywood, that includes...

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  • The Horror. . . The Horror. . .

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1979
  • Aug 28, 1987
  • Nov 20, 2001
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 33 min
  • 3 h 22 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 31,500,000
  • 1979
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Media

Adapted From

Heart of Darkness

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Dispatches

Dispatches is a New Journalism book by Michael Herr that describes the author's experiences in Vietnam as a war correspondent for Esquire magazine. First...

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film Winners

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film Nominees

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies of 1998

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