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Apocalypse Now

Movie·1979·Drama, War·2h 27m·8.3 (9,125)·Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

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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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Martin SheenMartin SheenCaptain Benjamin WillardMarlon BrandoMarlon BrandoColonel Walter KurtzFrederic ForrestFrederic ForrestJay 'Chef' HicksAlbert HallAlbert HallChief PhillipsLaurence FishburneLaurence FishburneTyrone 'Clean' MillerSam BottomsSam BottomsLance B. JohnsonRobert DuvallRobert DuvallLieutenant Colonel Bill KilgoreG.D. SpradlinG.D. SpradlinGeneral Corman

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