Apocalypse Now (1979)

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.

Cast (50)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

J

Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry, Civilian

Scott Glenn

Lieutenant Richard M. Colby

K

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

L

Linda Carpenter

Playmate

Aurore Clément

Roxanne Sarrault

Jack Thibeau

Soldier in Trench

G

Glenn Walken

Lieutenant Carlsen

Damien Leake

Machine Gunner

Marc Coppola

AFRS Announcer

B

Bill Graham

Agent

H

Herb Rice

Roach

J

Jerry Ross

Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego

Charles Robinson

Soldier with Colby (uncredited)

N

Nick Nicholson

Soldier (uncredited)

Don Gordon Bell

Soldier (uncredited)

R. Lee Ermey

Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Jim Gaines

Extra (uncredited)

Vittorio Storaro

TV Photographer (uncredited)

E

Evan A. Lottman

Soldier (uncredited)

Francis Ford Coppola

Director of TV Crew (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

W

William Upton

Spotter

G

George Cantero

Soldier with Suitcase

Joe Estevez

Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)

B

Bo Byers

MP Sergeant #1

Christian Marquand

Hubert de Marais

M

Michel Pitton

Phillippe de Marais

D

David Olivier

Christian de Marais

C

Chrystel Le Pelletier

Claudine

Roman Coppola

Francis de Marais

G

Gian-Carlo Coppola

Gilles de Marais

R

Robert Julian

The Tutor

Y

Yvon LeSeaux

Sergeant le Fevre

D

Daniel Kiewit

Major from New Jersey

H

Hattie James

Cleans Mother (voice)

Frank Villard

Gaston de Marais (Redux and Final Cut versions only)

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