Apocalypse Now

(1979)

153 minutes

AFI Top 100 / Classic / Epic / War

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Cast:
 
Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin L. Willard
Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Robert Duvall as Lt. Colonel Bill Kilgore
Frederic Forrest as Engineman 3rd Class Jay 'Chef' Hicks 
Sam Bottoms as Lance
Albert Hall as Chief Quartermaster George Phillips
Laurence Fishburne as Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Tyrone 'Mr. Clean' Miller
Dennis Hopper as Photo Journalist
Harrison Ford as Colonel Lucas
G. D. Spradlin as Lt. General Corman
Jerry Ziesmer as Civilian
Scott Glenn as Captain Richard M. Colby
Bill Graham as Announcer in charge of the Playmates' show
Cynthia Wood as 1974 Playboy Playmate of the Year
Linda Beatty Carpenter as Miss August 1976 Playboy Playmate
Colleen Camp as Miss May Playboy Playmate
R. Lee Ermey as Helicopter Pilot

This film is set during the war in Vietnam. U.S. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General on a mission that will never exist. It consists of finding Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border into Cambodia. The army wants to get rid of Kurtz since he is running his own dangerous missions and Willard needs to get rid of him.

Lt. Col. Kilgore quote "I love the smell of napalm in the morning, Smells like... victory."

Academy Award for Best Cinematography 
Academy Award for Best Sound 
 
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Francis Ford Coppola
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Robert Duvall 
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score