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Australian Daybill movie poster for the film
Apocalypse Now, a 1979 American epic psychological war film.
About the Film
Director: The film was directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
Release Date: It was released in the United States on August 15, 1979.
Plot: The storyline, loosely based on Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella Heart of Darkness, follows U.S. Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard on a secret mission upriver into Cambodia to assassinate the renegade and presumed insane Colonel Walter E. Kurtz.
Main Cast: The ensemble cast includes Marlon Brando (Colonel Kurtz), Robert Duvall (Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore), and Martin Sheen (Captain Benjamin L. Willard), along with Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, and Dennis Hopper.
Legacy: The film is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
Production Troubles: The production was notorious for its extensive and difficult shoot, which included severe weather, Marlon Brando arriving overweight and unprepared, and Martin Sheen suffering a near-fatal heart attack. |
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