# 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.
**Runtime**: 2h 27m
**Genres**: Drama, War
## 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
- [[Scott Glenn]] as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
- [[Kerry Rossall]] as Mike from San Diego
- [[James Keane]] as Kilgore's Gunner
- [[Tom Mason]] as Supply Sergeant
- [[Cynthia Wood]] as Playmate of the Year
- [[Dennis Hopper]] as Photojournalist
- [[Colleen Camp]] as Miss May
- [[Linda Carpenter]] as Playmate
- [[Aurore Clément]] as Roxanne Sarrault
- [[Jack Thibeau]] as Soldier in Trench
- [[Glenn Walken]] as Lieutenant Carlsen
- [[Damien Leake]] as Machine Gunner
- [[Marc Coppola]] as AFRS Announcer
- [[Bill Graham]] as Agent
- [[Herb Rice]] as Roach
- [[Jerry Ross]] as Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego
- [[Charles Robinson]] as Soldier with Colby (uncredited)
- [[Nick Nicholson]] as Soldier (uncredited)
- [[Don Gordon Bell]] as Soldier (uncredited)
- [[R. Lee Ermey]] as Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
- [[Jim Gaines]] as Extra (uncredited)
- [[Vittorio Storaro]] as TV Photographer (uncredited)
- [[Evan A. Lottman]] as Soldier (uncredited)
- [[Francis Ford Coppola]] as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
- [[Henry Strzalkowski]] as Bit Part (uncredited)
- [[William Upton]] as Spotter
- [[George Cantero]] as Soldier with Suitcase
- [[Joe Estevez]] as Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
- [[Bo Byers]] as MP Sergeant #1
- [[Christian Marquand]] as Hubert de Marais
- [[Michel Pitton]] as Phillippe de Marais
- [[David Olivier]] as Christian de Marais
- [[Chrystel Le Pelletier]] as Claudine
- [[Roman Coppola]] as Francis de Marais
- [[Gian-Carlo Coppola]] as Gilles de Marais
- [[Robert Julian]] as The Tutor
- [[Yvon LeSeaux]] as Sergeant le Fevre
- [[Daniel Kiewit]] as Major from New Jersey
- [[Hattie James]] as Cleans Mother (voice)
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