# Apocalypse Now (1979) ![Poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gQB8Y5RCMkv2zwzFHbUJX3kAhvA.jpg) > **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) --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/28) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0078788)