Apocalypse Now
This is the end...
1979
Rated
R
147
minutes
Drama, War
Directed By:
Francis Ford Coppola
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.
Language
English
Release Date
August 15, 1979
Budget
$31,500,000
Revenue
$150,000,000
Academy Awards
Best Cinematography
Best Sound
Cast
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
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)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Larry J. Franco
Assistant Director
Tony Brandt
Assistant Director
Production
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
John Ashley
Associate Producer
Eddie Romero
Associate Producer
Fred Roos
Co-Producer
Melissa Mathison
Executive Assistant
Gray Frederickson
Co-Producer
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Jack English
Location Coordinator
Barrie M. Osborne
Production Manager
Leon Chooluck
Production Manager
Vic Ramos
Casting
Tom Sternberg
Co-Producer
Terry Liebling
Casting
Sound
Francis Ford Coppola
Original Music Composer
Walter Murch
Sound Designer
Jay Miracle
Sound Editor
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Beggs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carmine Coppola
Original Music Composer
Zakir Hussain
Musician
Nathan Boxer
Sound Recordist
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor
Maurice Schell
Sound Editor
Camera
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Piero Servo
Camera Operator
Efren Lapid
First Assistant Camera
Josh Weiner
Still Photographer
Editing
Walter Murch
Editor
Jerry Ross
Assistant Editor
Barry Malkin
Additional Editor
Lisa Fruchtman
Editor
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Art
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
James J. Murakami
Assistant Art Director
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Kerry Rossall
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Larry Holt
Stunts
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Herr
Additional Writing
Gerald Endler
Special Effects
Jeff Scheftel
Thanks
Writing