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.

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Written by

John Milius

Music

Carmine Coppola

Studio

American Zoetrope

Released

19 May 1979

Genres

Drama, War