Apocalypse Now
This is the end...
" 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
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $150M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
29 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Apocalypse Now actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Apocalypse Now appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #42
Placed at #42 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #48
Placed at #48 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #70
Placed at #70 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
4 wins · 8 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
Cannes Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerPalme d'Or
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Apocalypse Now returned 4.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $32M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $150M
- Release date
- May 19, 1979
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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