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