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Apocalypse Now (1979)

R ★ 8.3/10 147 min Drama, War United States English
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola
Streaming: Not available
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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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Top Cast

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

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Palme d'Or Winners
Cannes Film Festival #51

Canon Institutions

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #353
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #30
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #368
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #55
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #147
Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time
Metacritic #88
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #471
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #32
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #05
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #19

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Alltime Chicago Tribune Top 100
Chicago Tribune #94
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Collider #10
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Entertainment Weekly #34
Paste Magazine The 100 Greatest War Movies
Paste Magazine #01
Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #75
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #21
Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Movies Of The 1970s
Rolling Stone #16
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #294
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #81
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #05
The Telegraph - 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
The Telegraph #85
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #75
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Yahoo Movies #10

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Fun Lists

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Letterboxd Lists

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