Apocalypse Now
8.4
“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.
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Cast
50 people
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
The Amazing Spider-Man
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
Known for
The Godfather
On the Waterfront
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Known for
Falling Down
The Conversation
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
Known for
Malcolm X
Ally McBeal
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Known for
The Matrix
Hannibal
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Known for
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Dolly Dearest
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
G.D. Spradlin
General Corman
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Ed Wood
Harrison Ford
Colonel
Known for
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian
Also in
Jerry Maguire
Say Anything...
Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego
Known for
The Crow: City of Angels
Francis Ford Coppola Director · John Milius Writer Joseph Conrad Author
Worldwide gross $150M · Budget $32M · United States release August 15, 1979
Box office
Budget
$31,500,000
Worldwide gross
$150,000,000
Gross vs. budget
4.8×
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
Zoetrope Studios
Production
United States · Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Khmer · Vietnamese
Release dates
China · May 19, 1979
Limited theatrical
United States · August 15, 1979
Limited theatrical
United States · August 27, 2019
Physical · Blu-ray (Final Cut)
United States
October 3, 1979 · Limited theatrical · limited expansion
October 10, 1979 · Theatrical
August 28, 1987 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 8, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Redux
August 15, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
April 3, 1980 · Theatrical
March 12, 2002 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival (Redux)
March 28, 2002 · Theatrical · Redux
Australia
November 15, 1979 · Theatrical
October 27, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 15, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
Belgium
December 13, 1979 · Theatrical
June 20, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
Brazil
December 16, 1979 · Theatrical
October 29, 2009 · Physical
Canada
August 15, 1979 · Limited theatrical
August 10, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
China
August 22, 2020 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Yangtze River Delta International Youth Film Festival
Colombia
December 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 15, 1996 · Theatrical
January 1, 2003 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival (Redux)
July 17, 2003 · Theatrical · Redux
July 28, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
October 26, 1979 · Theatrical
September 7, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
November 28, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
Egypt
June 18, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
December 14, 1979 · Theatrical
October 5, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
December 11, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
France
May 19, 1979 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 26, 1979 · Theatrical
May 11, 2001 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival (Redux)
April 27, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 21, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
November 7, 2021 · TV · ARTE (Final Cut)
February 19, 2026 · TV · (hommage à Robert Duval : 05/01/1931 - 15/02/2026) Canal+ Grand Écran
May 2, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran (Apocalypse Now Final Cut)
Germany
October 1, 1979 · Premiere · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
October 4, 1979 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 18, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
July 4, 2019 · Theatrical · Munich Film Festival (Final Cut)
Greece
November 1, 1979 · Theatrical
October 26, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
September 29, 2019 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival (Final Cut)
Hong Kong SAR China
March 27, 1980 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 24, 1980 · Theatrical
August 14, 2003 · Theatrical · Redux
Iceland
July 8, 1981 · Theatrical
May 17, 2002 · Theatrical · Redux
Ireland
December 21, 1979 · Theatrical
August 13, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
Israel
October 4, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
Italy
December 18, 1979 · Theatrical
August 19, 1982 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 23, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
June 28, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Final Cut 4K
Japan
February 23, 1980 · Theatrical
October 29, 2001 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival (Redux)
Lithuania
May 15, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
March 20, 1980 · Theatrical
August 15, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
Netherlands
November 1, 1979 · Theatrical
October 18, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
September 27, 2003 · TV · Veronica
September 10, 2009 · Physical · DVD
June 13, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
November 15, 1979 · Theatrical · Original
July 20, 2019 · Theatrical · New Zealand International Film Festival (Final Cut)
Norway
December 19, 1979 · Theatrical
October 19, 2001 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival (Redux)
October 26, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
December 6, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
Peru
December 1, 1980 · Theatrical
January 17, 2002 · Theatrical · Redux
Philippines
April 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Poland
July 11, 2003 · Theatrical · Redux
August 23, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Director's Cut
Portugal
March 21, 1980 · Theatrical
Russia
August 24, 1979 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
Russia
July 17, 2003 · Physical · Redux
April 11, 2019 · Theatrical · Redux
February 5, 2025 · Digital
Serbia
February 2, 2002 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival (Redux)
South Africa
March 19, 1980 · Theatrical · Johannesburg
April 11, 2003 · Theatrical · Redux
South Korea
June 4, 1988 · Theatrical · Banned (original rating)
August 31, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
January 24, 2018 · Theatrical · Redux
November 26, 2020 · Theatrical · Final Cut
Spain
November 7, 1979 · Theatrical
September 20, 2002 · Theatrical · Redux
July 3, 2020 · Theatrical · Final Cut
Sweden
October 26, 1979 · Theatrical
November 24, 2000 · Physical · DVD
August 31, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
March 20, 2002 · Physical · DVD (Redux)
June 22, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 29, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
Switzerland
May 23, 2001 · Theatrical · French · Redux
May 31, 2001 · Theatrical · German · Redux
Taiwan
May 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 8, 1980 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 8, 2008 · Theatrical · Redux
December 27, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
October 2, 2020 · Theatrical · Final Cut
Ukraine
October 30, 2019 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics Week (Final Cut)
United Arab Emirates
August 26, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
December 18, 1979 · Theatrical
January 24, 1994 · Physical · VHS
April 3, 1995 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD
November 23, 2001 · Theatrical · Redux
April 22, 2002 · Physical · Redux DVD
May 27, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 13, 2011 · Physical · Theatrical / Redux Blu-ray
August 13, 2019 · Theatrical · Final Cut
September 30, 2019 · Physical · Final cut / Redux / Theatrical cut - 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray / DVD
Uruguay
September 19, 1980 · Theatrical
April 12, 2002 · Theatrical · Redux
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