Film record

Apocalypse Now

1979Feature film147 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
adventure film · drama film · epic film · thriller film · action film · war film · horror film · psychological horror film · psychological thriller film · psychological drama film · war drama · satirical film

Credits

Music

Carmine Coppola — Music composition
Francis Ford Coppola — Music composition

Direction

Francis Ford Coppola — Directing

Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro — Cinematography

Art department

Dean Tavoularis — Production design

Writing

Francis Ford Coppola — Screenwriting
Michael Herr — Screenwriting
John Milius — Screenwriting

Cast

Marlon Brando — Acting (Colonel Walter Kurtz)
Robert Duvall — Acting (Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore)
Frederic Forrest — Acting (Engineman 3rd Class Jay "Chef" Hicks)
Albert Hall — Acting (Chief Petty Officer George Phillips)
Dennis Hopper — Acting (American photojournalist)
Francis Ford Coppola — Acting (a TV news director)
Vittorio Storaro — Acting (cameraman)
Sam Bottoms — Acting (Gunner's mate 3rd Class Lance B. Johnson)
G. D. Spradlin — Acting (Lieutenant General R. Corman)
Colleen Camp — Acting (Playboy Playmate)
Laurence Fishburne — Acting (Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller)
Scott Glenn — Acting (Captain Richard M. Colby)
Harrison Ford — Acting (Colonel G. Lucas)
Christian Marquand — Acting
R. Lee Ermey — Acting (a helicopter pilot)
Aurore Clément — Acting
Martin Sheen — Acting (U.S. Army Captain Benjamin Willard)
Jerry Ziesmer — Acting (Jerry)
James Keane — Acting
Tom Mason — Acting
Cynthia Wood — Acting (Playboy Playmate)
Jack Thibeau — Acting
Damien Leake — Acting
Marc Coppola — Acting
Bill Graham — Acting (Agent)
Frank Villard — Acting
Roman Coppola — Acting
Gian-Carlo Coppola — Acting
James Gaines — Acting
Evan A. Lottman — Acting
Nick Nicholson — Acting
Charles Robinson — Acting
Pierre Segui — Acting
Charlie Sheen — Acting (extra)
Kerry Rossall — Acting
Joe Estevez — Acting (Willard)

Editing

Lisa Fruchtman — Editing
Gerald B. Greenberg — Editing
Richard Marks — Editing
Walter Murch — Editing

Production

Francis Ford Coppola — Production

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
10 May 1979Checked 11 Sep 2026
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