Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
Release: 1979-05-19
·Runtime: 147m
·★ 8.3
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
American Zoetrope
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Marlon Brando
as Colonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic Forrest
as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Cynthia Wood
as Playmate of the Year
Joe Estevez
as Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
Laurence Fishburne
as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
James Keane
as Kilgore's Gunner
Colleen Camp
as Miss May
Henry Strzalkowski
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Harrison Ford
as Colonel
Scott Glenn
as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
Vittorio Storaro
as TV Photographer (uncredited)
Roman Coppola
as Francis de Marais
Gian-Carlo Coppola
as Gilles de Marais
Kerry Rossall
as Mike from San Diego
Marc Coppola
as AFRS Announcer
Jim Gaines
as Extra (uncredited)
Frank Villard
as Gaston de Marais (Long Version)
Albert Hall
as Chief Phillips
Jack Thibeau
as Soldier in Trench
Francis Ford Coppola
as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
G. D. Spradlin
as General Corman
Jerry Ziesmer
as Jerry, Civilian
Charles Robinson
as Soldier with Colby (uncredited)
Christian Marquand
as Hubert de Marais
Sam Bottoms
as Lance B. Johnson
Robert Duvall
as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Dennis Hopper
as Photojournalist
Aurore Clément
as Roxanne Sarrault
Damien Leake
as Machine Gunner
Don Gordon Bell
as Soldier (uncredited)
R. Lee Ermey
as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Martin Sheen
as Captain Benjamin Willard
Tom Mason
as Supply Sergeant
Crew
John Milius
Writer
Mauro Marchetti
Assistant Camera
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Richard Marks
Supervising Editor
Randy Thom
Sound Recordist
Greg Errico
Musician
Zakir Hussain
Musician
Barrie M. Osborne
Production Manager
Francis Ford Coppola
Director, Producer, Writer, Original Music Composer
Mickey Hart
Musician
Phil Lesh
Musician
John Ashley
Associate Producer
Éva Gárdos
Additional Casting
Michael Herr
Writer
Steve Boyum
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Stephen H. Burum
Second Unit Director of Photography
Walter Murch
Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kerry Rossall
Stunts
Bill Kreutzmann
Musician
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Eddie Romero
Associate Producer
Leslie Shatz
Dialogue Editor
Caleb Deschanel
Additional Director of Photography
Rudi Fehr
Post Production Coordinator
Melissa Mathison
Executive Assistant
Larry Franco
Second Assistant Director
Marc Coppola
Casting Assistant
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Fred Roos
Co-Producer
Hiro Narita
Camera Operator
Eleanor Coppola
Documentation & Support
Carmine Coppola
Original Music Composer
Arthur Coburn
Assistant Editor