Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic psychological war film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, and Dennis Hopper. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola and John Milius with narration written by Michael Herr, is loosely based on the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War. The film follows a river journey from South Vietnam into Cambodia undertaken by Captain Benjamin L. Willard, who is on a secret mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz, a renegade Army Special Forces officer accused of murder and who is presumed insane. Milius became interested in adapting Heart of Darkness for a Vietnam War setting in the late 1960s, and initially began developing the film with Coppola as producer and George Lucas as director.
| Director | Francis Coppola |
| Produced by | Francis Coppola |
| Starring | Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Larry Fishburne, Dennis Hopper |
| Music | Carmine Coppola, Francis Coppola |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Edited by | Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman |
| Production, company | Omni Zoetrope |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Released | May 19, 1979 (Cannes), August 15, 1979 (United States) |
| Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $31 million |
| Box office | $100 million |
| Netflix ID | 262839 |
About Apocalypse Now
War drama set during the Vietnam War which was directed, produced, and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola. It won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and was nominated for Best Picture at both the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
Achievement of Apocalypse Now
The film would be regarded as one of the greatest ever made. It was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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Latest information about Apocalypse Now updated on July 28 2021.
