Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American film directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script by John Milius (rewritten by Coppola) which was inspired by Joseph Conrad's classic novella Heart of Darkness. Set in the Vietnam War, a taciturn American soldier is sent to "terminate with extreme prejudice" the command of a rogue United States Army Special Forces colonel. The narrative of his journey and its culmination are studded with events which, while bizarre, are based on real Vietnam stories. The soldier's journey becomes increasingly nonlinear and hallucinatory. Coppola's agenda clearly involves larger themes; the film's subtext concerns a journey into the darkness of the human psyche.

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1979 - American - Film - Francis Ford Coppola - John Milius - Joseph Conrad - Novella - Heart of Darkness - Vietnam War - United States Army Special Forces - Colonel

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The film features performances by Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Marlow in Conrad's novel), Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, Dennis Hopper as a fast-talking hallucinogen-using photojournalist and Robert Duvall in an Oscar-nominated turn as the borderline-psychotic Lt. Colonel Kilgore. Several other actors who were (or later became) prominent stars had minor or supporting roles in the movie including Harrison Ford, R. Lee Ermey and Laurence Fishburne (who, only fourteen years old during filming, was credited as 'Larry Fishburne').

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Martin Sheen - Marlon Brando - Dennis Hopper - Hallucinogen - Robert Duvall - Lt. Colonel - Harrison Ford - R. Lee Ermey - Laurence Fishburne

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The movie poster art for Apocalypse Now is one of the more famous paintings by Bob Peak, who is widely considered the most influential artist in the world when it comes to movie posters.

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