Apocalypse Now: Final Cut [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
, Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
, Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
, Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
Francis Ford Coppola
Apocalypse Now: Final Cut [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut [40th Anniversary Edition] [Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
, Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
, Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
, Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
Francis Ford Coppola

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Overview

One of a cluster of late-1970s films about the Vietnam War, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now adapts the Joseph Conrad novella Heart of Darkness to depict the war as a descent into primal madness. Capt. Willard (Martin Sheen), already on the edge, is assigned to find and deal with AWOL Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando), rumored to have set himself up in the Cambodian jungle as a local, lethal godhead. Along the way Willard encounters napalm and Wagner fan Col. Kilgore (Robert Duvall), draftees who prefer to surf and do drugs, a USO Playboy Bunny show turned into a riot by the raucous soldiers, and a jumpy photographer (Dennis Hopper) telling wild, reverent tales about Kurtz. By the time Willard sees the heads mounted on stakes near Kurtz's compound, he knows Kurtz has gone over the deep end, but it is uncertain whether Willard himself now agrees with Kurtz's insane dictum to "Drop the Bomb. Exterminate them all." Coppola himself was not certain either, and he tried several different endings between the film's early rough-cut screenings for the press, the Palme d'Or-winning "work-in-progress" shown at Cannes, and the final 35 mm U.S. release (also the ending on the video cassette). The chaotic production also experienced shut-downs when a typhoon destroyed the set and star Sheen suffered a heart attack; the budget ballooned and Coppola covered the overages himself. These production headaches, which Coppola characterized as being like the Vietnam War itself, have been superbly captured in the documentary, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. Despite the studio's fears and mixed reviews of the film's ending, Apocalypse Now became a substantial hit and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Duvall's psychotic Kilgore, and Best Screenplay. It won Oscars for sound and for Vittorio Storaro's cinematography. This hallucinatory, Wagnerian project has produced admirers and detractors of equal ardor; it resembles no other film ever made, and its nightmarish aura and polarized reception aptly reflect the tensions and confusions of the Vietnam era.

Product Details

Release Date: 08/27/2019
UPC: 0031398253273
Original Release: 1979
Source: LIONS GAT
Language: English
Time: 3:03:00
Format: Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Martin Sheen Capt. Benjamin Willard
Marlon Brando Col. Kurtz
Robert Duvall Lt. Col. Kilgore
Frederic Forrest Chef Hicks
Sam Bottoms Lance,Lance
Dennis Hopper Photojournalist
Harrison Ford Col. Lucas
Scott Glenn Capt. Richard Colby
Albert Hall Chief
G.D. Spradlin Corman
Bill Graham Agent
Cyndi Wood Playmate of the Year,Playmate of the Year
Colleen Camp Playmate
Linda Carpenter Playmate
Jerry Ziesmer Civilian
Bo Byers 1st MP Sergeant
James Keane Kilgore's Gunner
Kerry Rossall San Diego Mike
Ron McQueen Injured Soldier
Tom Mason Supply Sergeant
Jack Thibeau Soldier in Trench
Glenn Walken Lieutenant Carlsen
George Cantero Soldier with Suitcase
Damien Leake Machine Gunner
Herb Rice Roach
William Upton Spotter
Larry Carney 2nd MP Sergeant
Marc Coppola AFRS Announcer,TV Crew Director,Photographer,Composer,Composer
Daniel Kiewit Major from New Jersey
Father Elias Catholic Priest
Jerry Ross Malibu Johnny
Dick White Helicopter Pilot
Vittorio Storaro Member of TV Crew
Laurence Fishburne Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Christian Marquand Hubert de Marais (Redux version only)
Aurore Clément Roxanne Sarrault (Redux version only)
Michel Pitton Philippe de Marais (Redux version only)
Frank Villard Gaston de Marais (Redux version only)
David Olivier Christian de Marais (Redux version only)
Chrystel Le Pelletier Claudine (Redux version only)
R. Ermey Heliocopter Pilot

Technical Credits
Francis Ford Coppola Director,Screenwriter,Producer
John Milius Screenwriter
Eva Gardos Casting
Terry Leonard Stunts
Terry Liebling Casting
Joe Lombardi Special Effects
Vic Ramos Casting
Mark Berger Sound/Sound Designer
Nat Boxer Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Beggs Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Herr Screenwriter
Kim Aubry Producer
Gray Frederickson Producer
Shannon Lail Producer
Fred Roos Producer
Tom Sternberg Producer
Steve Boyum Stunts
George Berndt Sound Effects
John Ashley Producer
Eddie Romero Producer
Mona Skager Producer
Joe Benoit Special Effects
Lawrence Cavanaugh Special Effects
Nathan Boxer Sound/Sound Designer
Walter Murch Sound/Sound Designer
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