Apocalypse Now
May 19, 1979
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...More
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 and crew
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Francis Ford Coppola
Director
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
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
LC
Linda Carpenter
Playmate
Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault
Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench
GW
Glenn Walken
Lieutenant Carlsen
Damien Leake
Machine Gunner
Marc Coppola
AFRS Announcer
BG
Bill Graham
Agent
JR
Jerry Ross
Johnny from Malibu
Charles Robinson
Soldier with Colby (uncredited)
NN
Nick Nicholson
Soldier (uncredited)
Don Gordon Bell
Soldier (uncredited)
EAL
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)
HR
Herb Rice
Roach
Joe Estevez
Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
BB
Bo Byers
MP Sergeant #1
Frank Villard
Gaston de Marais (Long Version)