Apocalypse Now(1979)- Production Details

Poster of Apocalypse Now

Synopsis

During the Vietnam War, the young American Captain Willard is given the assignment to hunt down and kill one of his own: Colonel Kurtz who has apparently gone insane, murdered hundreds of innocent people, and constructed a strange kingdom for himself deep in the jungle. Willard and his crew embark on a surreal river journey to find Kurtz, meeting along the way a Lieutenant-Colonel who surfs during live combat, Playboy bunnies dropped in by helicopter to entertain rowdy troops, and the inhabitants of a French plantation trapped in colonial times.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • May 1979

MPAA Rating

R

Genres

Action/Adventure, Action/Adventure, Drama, Adaptation

Run Time

2 hours 33 minutes

Distributors

United Artists Films

Box Office

$4,615,959

Also Known As

  • Apocalypse Now Redux (2001 version)

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Thailand
  • Philippines

Produced In

United States

Director

CAST

Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter E Kurtz

Martin Sheen

Captain Benjamin L Willard

Robert Duvall

Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Kilgore

Frederic Forrest

Hicks--the

Sam Bottoms

Lance

Albert Hall

Chief Phillips