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8.3

Apocalypse Now

R·1979·147m

Drama

War

Drama

War

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.

Cast

Martin Sheen

Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter Kurtz

Albert Hall

Chief Phillips

Frederic Forrest

Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Laurence Fishburne

Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms

Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall

Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Dennis Hopper

Photojournalist

G. D. Spradlin

General Corman

Harrison Ford

Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

James Keane

Kilgore's Gunner

Kerry Rossall

Mike from San Diego

Tom Mason

Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood

Playmate of the Year

Colleen Camp

Miss May

Linda Carpenter

Playmate

Aurore Clément

Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau

Soldier in Trench

Glenn Walken

Lieutenant Carlsen

Damien Leake

Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola

AFRS Announcer

Bill Graham

Agent

Jerry Ross

Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego

Charles Robinson

Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson

Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell

Soldier (uncredited)

Evan A. Lottman

Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey

Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines

Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro

TV Photographer (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola

Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

Herb Rice

Roach

Joe Estevez

Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

Bo Byers

MP Sergeant #1

Frank Villard

Gaston de Marais (Long Version)

Crew

Director, Writer

Francis Ford Coppola

Author

Joseph Conrad

Writer

John Milius

Writer

Michael Herr

Reviews

IanBeale

February 14, 2017

**Ponderous, meandering epic with a few bright spots.**

This film is about a soldiers quest to find a renegade and insane Colonel (a bald Brando in an extended cameo) who has hidden himself away in the depths of the jungle and is causing all manner of commotion. Quite what it was - I can't remember, but it _was_ important enough to go down stream in search of him.

Sheen's character decides to head down river with his fellow soldiers and seek out the bald lunatic before its too late. Robert Duvall is hilarious as a war immune soldier - especially when a shell explodes near him and he merely gives it a disinterested glance. Amusing!

On the whole, though, this is a ponderous trip - the film seems to meander aimlessly with little to keep this viewer interested.

- Ian Beale