Apocalypse Now
1979 | 147 min | Drama, War
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (91%), audiences adore it (8.3/10), it won 2 Oscars and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes, 94 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.3/10 from 9K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
4 wins, 6 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Cinematography; won Academy Award for Best Sound
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$150 million worldwide on a $32 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.5 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- Martin SheenCaptain Benjamin Willard
- Marlon BrandoColonel Walter Kurtz
- Frederic ForrestJay 'Chef' Hicks
- Albert HallChief Phillips
- Laurence FishburneTyrone 'Clean' Miller
- Sam BottomsLance B. Johnson
- Robert DuvallLieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
- G.D. SpradlinGeneral Corman
- Harrison FordColonel
- Jerry ZiesmerJerry, Civilian