Apocalypse Now
8.3/10
Rating
147 min
Runtime
1979
Release Year
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Cast
Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne
Quick Synopsis
During the Vietnam War, Captain Benjamin Willard is assigned a secret and unofficial mission to find and kill Colonel Walter Kurtz, a Green Beret who has gone rogue. Kurtz has formed his own private army and is conducting unauthorized guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines, defying military command. Willard's task takes him deep into dangerous territory as he navigates the complexities of war and the moral challenges posed by Kurtz's actions.
Detailed Synopsis of Apocalypse Now
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.
