Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola

19792h 27mEnglish

Accolades

2Oscar

Wins

3Golden Globe

Wins

1Cannes

Win

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Synopsis

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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Details

Genres

DramaWar

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

6

Wins

13

Nominations

2 Oscar · 3 Golden Globe · 1 Cannes

Won

Palme d'or
Best Director - Motion Picture · Francis Ford Coppola
Best Original Score - Motion Picture · Carmine Coppola
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture · Robert Duvall
Cinematography · Vittorio Storaro
Sound · Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer

Full award breakdown

1980

Academy Awards

2Wins

8Noms

◆ Won

Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro

1980

◆ Won

Sound

Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, Nat Boxer

1980

Nom

Actor in a Supporting Role

Robert Duvall

1980

Nom

Art Direction

Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson

1980

Nom

Best Picture

Francis Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, Co-Producers

1980

Nom

Directing

Francis Coppola

1980

Nom

Film Editing

Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman

1980

Nom

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)

John Milius, Francis Coppola

1980

1980

Golden Globes

3Wins

4Noms

◆ Won

Best Director - Motion Picture

Francis Ford Coppola

1980

◆ Won

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Carmine Coppola

1980

◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Robert Duvall

1980

Nom

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Apocalypse Now

1980

1979

Cannes Film Festival

1Wins

1Noms

◆ Won

Palme d'or

1979

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Cast

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Captain Benjamin Willard

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Colonel Walter Kurtz

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Jay 'Chef' Hicks

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Chief Phillips

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Tyrone 'Clean' Miller

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

Lance B. Johnson

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore

G.D. Spradlin

G.D. Spradlin

General Corman

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