

Apocalypse Now
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $31.5M
- Box office
- $150M
- Language
- Khmer
- guerrilla warfare
- vietnam war
- journalist
- mission
- vietnam
- vietcong
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- cambodia
- army
- drug abuse
- based on novel or book
- secret mission
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Produced in
United States of America, Philippines
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)R15 Aug 1979
- Theatrical (limited)Rlimited expansion3 Oct 1979
- TheatricalR10 Oct 1979
- TheatricalRRe-release28 Aug 1987
- Theatrical (limited)RRedux8 Mar 2001
- TheatricalRRe-release15 Aug 2019
- PhysicalRBlu-ray (Final Cut)27 Aug 2019
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical18 Dec 1979
- Physical18VHS24 Jan 1994
- Theatrical18Re-release3 Apr 1995
- Physical18DVD6 Nov 2000
- Theatrical15Redux23 Nov 2001
- Physical15Redux DVD22 Apr 2002
- Theatrical15Re-release27 May 2011
- Physical15Theatrical / Redux Blu-ray13 Jun 2011
- Theatrical15Final Cut13 Aug 2019
- Physical15Final cut / Redux / Theatrical cut - 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray / DVD30 Sept 2019
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Physical15+ Blu-ray26 Aug 2019
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+15 Nov 1979
- TheatricalR 18+Re-release27 Oct 1983
- TheatricalMA 15+Redux15 Nov 2001
CanadaCA
- Theatrical (limited)R15 Aug 1979
- Theatrical18ARedux10 Aug 2001
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical183 Apr 1980
- PremiereMar del Plata Film Festival (Redux)12 Mar 2002
- Theatrical+16Redux28 Mar 2002
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1613 Dec 1979
- Theatrical12Redux20 Jun 2001
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1616 Dec 1979
- Physical1629 Oct 2009
ChinaCN
- Theatrical (limited)19 May 1979
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival22 Aug 2020
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival18 Apr 2026
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical1825 Dec 1979
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+15 Feb 1996
- Premiere18+Febio Film Festival (Redux)1 Jan 2003
- Theatrical15+Redux17 Jul 2003
- Theatrical (limited)28 Jul 2022
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1526 Oct 1979
- Theatrical15Redux7 Sept 2001
- Theatrical15Final Cut28 Nov 2019
Frequently asked questions
Apocalypse Now was released on 19 May 1979.
Audience reviews
7- I5/10
Ian Beale
2/14/2017
**Ponderous, meandering epic with a few bright spots.** This film is about a soldiers quest to find a renegade and insane Colonel (a bald Brando in an extended cameo) who has hidden himself away in the depths of the jungle and is causing all manner of commotion. Quite what it was - I can't remember, but it _was_ important enough to go down stream in search of him. Sheen's character decides to head down river …
- R1/10
Rocketeer Raccoon
6/20/2017
I think a lot of people who think this film is a classic are deranged, the only memorable scene in the film is when they drop exploding napalm and the guy in the hat says "I love the smell of napalm in the morning", the rest of the film is a completely boring bombshell and it's like the film was high on drugs as there's this one part where people are butchering a cow in the most grotesque way possible... poor cow, no…
- W10/10
Wuchak
10/27/2018
***One of the greatest films ever made*** The original "Apocalypse Now" is an awe-inspiring masterpiece and is my all-time favorite film. Memorable scenes abound, starting with the mind-blowing opening with Willard (Martin Sheen) having a mental breakdown in his sweltering Saigon hotel room to the tune of The Doors' "The End." Speaking of Sheen, people overlook the fact that he expertly carries the film. His ha…
- J10/10
John Chard
4/14/2019
It wasn't just insanity and murder, there was enough of that to go around for everyone. Apocalypse Now is directed by Francis Ford Coppola who also co-adapts the screenplay with John Milius from Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad. It stars Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford, Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms and Albert Hall. Cinematography is by Vittori…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/5/2023
This is, I think, the definitive Vietnam war movie. Martin Sheen is "Capt. Willard", a war weary veteran who is sent on a top secret mission to track down and stop the rogue Colonel 'Kurtz" (Marlon Brando) who is operating independently from Cambodia. With only a small crew of rookie squaddies, he sets off along the treacherous Nung River where, along the way, they alight on "Kilgore" (Robert Duvall) and face all sor…
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