Apocalypse Now

IMDb 8.3 1979 • 147 min • DramaWar

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen Captain Benjamin Willard
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando Colonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert Hall
Albert Hall Chief Phillips
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne Tyrone 'Clean' Miller