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Apocalypse Now

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.

Release Date: May 19, 1979

Status: Released

Genres:

Drama

War

Trailer

Cast

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter Kurtz

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Chief Phillips

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Photojournalist

G. D. Spradlin

G. D. Spradlin

General Corman

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby