Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

8.3 Rating1979-05-19Drama, 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

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

as Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

as Colonel Walter Kurtz

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

as Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

as Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

as Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

G.D. Spradlin

G.D. Spradlin

as General Corman

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

as Colonel

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry Ziesmer

as Jerry, Civilian