Apocalypse Now
May 19 1979
•2h 27m
•Drama, War
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
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Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
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