
Apocalypse Now
May 19, 1979
R
147 minutes
Drama
War
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Synopsis
Captain Benjamin Willard is tasked with a covert mission to find and remove the renegade Colonel Walter Kurtz, who is leading unauthorized operations in Vietnam. The mission is top secret and officially does not exist.
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Top Cast

Lonnie Woodley

Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard

Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall
Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson

Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz

Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist

G. D. Spradlin
General Corman

Harrison Ford
Colonel Lucas

Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner

Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego

Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant

Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year

Colleen Camp
Miss May
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Highest Reviews
Michael Atkinson
Mr. Showbiz
100
Tom Huddleston
Time Out London
100
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times (L.A.)
100
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
100
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100
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40
Gary Arnold
Washington Post
60
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
65
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine
75
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle...
75
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card...
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