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Apocalypse Now
1979 2h 27m Francis Ford Coppola

Apocalypse Now

★ 8.4 IMDb
Drama War & Military
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.
Writers John Milius, Michael Herr, Francis Ford Coppola
Cast Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall
DP Vittorio Storaro
Production Designer Dean Tavoularis
Music Francis Ford Coppola
Essays and Criticism
On this film
Apocalypse Now by B. Ruby Rich, Jump Cut
In conversation with other films
Apocalypse Now. The Deer Hunter by Rachel C. Kranz, Jump Cut Eleanor Coppola Was the Guardian Angel of Apocalypse Now by Tim Grierson, RogerEbert.com
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated Academy Award for Best Production Design
Won Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated Academy Award for Best Sound
Won Palme d'Or
Nominated Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Nominated Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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1990
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1992
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
1997
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish
1983
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