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Apocalypse Now is a retelling of Joseph Conrad's short classic Heart of Darkness, set in 1969 during the Vietnam War. The story traces the journey of a special forces captain (Willard) through the violent combat zones of Vietnam on a secret assignment to terminate the life of a field commander called Kurtz, who has set up a ruthless dictatorship. As Willard travels through the insanity and absurdities of the American involvement in the war, he is more and more drawn to the jungle itself, its primeval mystique and immense power...

1979 · 2h 27m
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Apocalypse Now is a retelling of Joseph Conrad's short classic Heart of Darkness, set in 1969 during the Vietnam War. The story traces the journey of a special forces captain (Willard) through the violent combat zones of Vietnam on a secret assignment to terminate the life of a field commander called Kurtz, who has set up a ruthless dictatorship. As Willard travels through the insanity and absurdities of the American involvement in the war, he is more and more drawn to the jungle itself, its primeval mystique and immense power...

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Studio
American Zoetrope
Released
1979
Run Time
2 hr 27 min
Rated
K-18
Content Advisories
Language, Violence, Criminal Activity, Sexual Content, Alcohol Consumption, Graphic Violence, Horror, Nudity, Mild Horror, Drugs or Drug Use, Smoking or Tobacco Use
Region of Origin
United States
© 2000 Zoetrope Corporation

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English
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English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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Danish , Dutch , Finnish , Italian , Korean , Norwegian , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish