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Apocalypse Now
This is the end...
( Drama / War )

Apocalypse Now Poster

MPAA Rating:
R
[disturbing violent images‚ language‚ sexual content and some drug use]

US Runtime: 147 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
May 19, 1979   [USA]		  
Director: Francis Ford Coppola   [Director]
 
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola   [Writer]
Michael Herr   [Writer]
John Milius   [Writer]
 
Producers: John Ashley   [Associate Producer]
Francis Ford Coppola   [Producer]
Gray Frederickson   [Co-Producer]
Eddie Romero   [Associate Producer]
Fred Roos   [Co-Producer]
Mona Skager   [Associate Producer]
Tom Sternberg   [Co-Producer]
 
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Lisa Fruchtman   [Editor]
Gerald B. Greenberg   [Editor]
Walter Murch   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Carmine Coppola   [Original Music Composer]
Francis Ford Coppola   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis   [Production Design]
 
Casting by Terry Liebling   [Casting]
Vic Ramos   [Casting]
 
Production Company: American Zoetrope   (US)
 

Plot Summary:

    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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
 
 
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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$31,500,000
Revenue:
$150,000,000
Camera:
Mitchell Cameras
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Technicolor
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track / the double-d symbol Dolby / the double-d symbol Dolby Digital / DTS
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Technovision
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm / 70 mm
Production Dates:
Mar 1976 - Aug 1977

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