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