Apocalypse Now (1979)

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This is the end...

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.

• Released: 1979-05-19
• Genres: Drama, War
• Runtime: 2h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.3/10 from 9,397 votes

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Top cast

• Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin Willard
• Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz
• Frederic Forrest as Jay 'Chef' Hicks
• Albert Hall as Chief Phillips
• Laurence Fishburne as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
• Sam Bottoms as Lance B. Johnson
• Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
• G.D. Spradlin as General Corman
• Harrison Ford as Colonel
• Jerry Ziesmer as Jerry, Civilian

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Apocalypse Now

• United States: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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