Apocalypse Now

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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

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Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

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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

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Linda Carpenter

Playmate

Aurore Clément

Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau

Soldier in Trench

Crew

Art

• Dean Tavoularis Production Design
• Angelo P. Graham Art Direction
• George R. Nelson Set Decoration
• James J. Murakami Assistant Art Director
• Wayne Fitzgerald Title Designer
• John LaSalandra Construction Coordinator
• Alex Tavoularis Production Illustrator
• Thomas J. Wright Production Illustrator
• Gary Fettis Leadman
• James B. Casey Sculptor
• Robert Scaife Construction Foreman
• Tom Shaw Jr. Assistant Property Master

Camera

• Vittorio Storaro Director of Photography
• Efren Lapid First Assistant Camera
• Josh Weiner Still Photographer
• Piero Servo Camera Operator
• Mauro Marchetti Assistant Camera
• Luigi Barnardini Assistant Camera
• Efren Lapid Assistant Camera
• Rogilio De La Rama Assistant Camera
• Giuseppe Alberti Assistant Camera
• Stephen H. Burum Second Unit Director of Photography
• Caleb Deschanel Additional Director of Photography
• Hiro Narita Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Fred C. Blau Jr. Makeup Artist
• Jack H. Young Makeup Artist
• Charles E. James Costume Supervisor
• Dennis Fill Costumer
• George L. Little Costumer
• Luster Bayless Costumer
• Norman A. Burza Costumer

Crew

• Kerry Rossall Stunts
• Terry Leonard Stunt Coordinator
• Jeff Scheftel Thanks
• Joe Lombardi Special Effects Coordinator
• Larry Holt Stunts
• Dennis Jakob Creative Consultant
• John Calvert Choreographer
• Flora Purim Thanks
• Dick White Aerial Coordinator
• J. David Jones Aerial Coordinator
• A.D. Flowers Special Effects Coordinator
• Peter Cooper Marine Coordinator

Directing

• Francis Ford Coppola Director
• Jerry Ziesmer Assistant Director
• Larry Franco Second Assistant Director
• Tony Brandt Third Assistant Director
• Ray Quiroz Script Supervisor
• Nancy Hopton Script Supervisor

Editing

• Lisa Fruchtman Editor
• Gerald B. Greenberg Editor
• Walter Murch Editor
• Richard Marks Supervising Editor
• Barry Malkin Additional Editor
• Evan A. Lottman Additional Editing
• George Berndt Associate Editor
• Michael Jacobi First Assistant Editor
• Tracey Smith Assistant Editor
• Stephen Semel Assistant Editor
• Richard Candib Assistant Editor
• Jerry Ross Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Luciano Galli Gaffer

Production

• Francis Ford Coppola Producer
• Terry Liebling Casting
• Vic Ramos Casting
• Leon Chooluck Production Manager
• Barrie M. Osborne Production Manager
• Melissa Mathison Executive Assistant
• Fred Roos Co-Producer
• Gray Frederickson Co-Producer
• Tom Sternberg Co-Producer
• Eddie Romero Associate Producer
• John Ashley Associate Producer
• Mona Skager Associate Producer

Sound

• Carmine Coppola Original Music Composer
• Walter Murch Sound Designer
• Jay Miracle Sound Editor
• Zakir Hussain Musician
• Richard Beggs Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Mark Berger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Nathan Boxer Sound Recordist
• Leslie Hodgson Sound Editor
• Mickey Hart Musician
• Francis Ford Coppola Original Music Composer
• Walter Murch Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• David Rubinson Music Producer

Writing

• John Milius Writer
• Francis Ford Coppola Writer
• Joseph Conrad Novel

Photos