

Apocalypse Now
"This is the end..."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$31.5M
$31,500,000
Revenue
$150.0M
$150,000,000
Languages
Khmer
+3 more
Studio
American Zoetrope
Key Crew

Francis Ford Coppola
Director

Francis Ford Coppola
Producer

John Milius
Writer

Francis Ford Coppola
Writer

Michael Herr
Writer
Cast

Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz

Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall
Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

G. D. Spradlin
General Corman

Harrison Ford
Colonel

Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego

James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner

Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year

Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist

Colleen Camp
Miss May
Linda Carpenter
Playmate

Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench