Apocalypse Now Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

August 15, 1979

Distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama

Rating

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$83,471,511 + $8,686,553 = $92,158,064

Cast

Harrison Ford, Marlon Brando, Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, R Lee Ermey, Dennis Hopper, Sam Bottoms, GD Spradlin, Colleen Camp, Scott Glenn, Albert Hall, Frederic Forrest

Harrison Ford

as Colonel G. Lucas

1924-2004

Marlon Brando

as Colonel Walter E. Kurtz

Laurence Fishburne

as Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Tyrone

Martin Sheen

as Captain Benjamin L. Willard

Robert Duvall

as Lieutenant Colonel William

1944-2018

R Lee Ermey

as Helicopter Pilot

1936-2010

Dennis Hopper

as American photojournalist

1955-2008

Sam Bottoms

as Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Lance B. Johnson

1920-2011

GD Spradlin

as Lieutenant General Corman

Colleen Camp

as Playmate

Scott Glenn

as Captain Richard M. Colby

Albert Hall

as Chief Petty Officer George Phillips

Frederic Forrest

as Engineman 3rd Class Jay

About Apocalypse Now

A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.

About

War drama set during the Vietnam War which was directed, produced, and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola. It won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and was nominated for Best Picture at both the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.

Trivia

The film would be regarded as one of the greatest ever made. It was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.