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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 15, 2019
Box Office
$150.0M
Budget
$31.5M
Return
4.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 27, 2019
Theaters
14
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Producers
Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson
Music
Carmine Coppola
Studio
American Zoetrope
Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)
drug abuse
journalist
based on novel or book
guerrilla warfare
vietnam
vietnam war
vietcong
cambodia
secret mission
army
insanity
surrealism
tribe
mission
green beret
jungle
descent into madness
brutality
riverboat
military
macabre
anti war
absurd
awestruck
distressing
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Quotes
See all →Delivery of Important Messages in Uncertain Times
Carlsen
I'm Lt. Carlsen. I was sent from Nha Trang with this message for you three days ago, sir. They expected you here a little sooner. This is mail for the boat's crew. You don't know how happy this makes me in delivering all this.
Authority and Command in Uncertain Situations
Willard
Who's the commanding officer here, soldier?
Infantryman
Ain't you?
Willard
Soldier, do you know who's in command here?
The Roach
Yeah.
Confidence in Chaos
Willard
Are you crazy, Goddamn it? Don't you think its a little risky for some R&R?
Kilgore
If I say it's safe to surf this beach, Captain, then it's safe to surf this beach. I mean, I'm not afraid to surf this place. I'll surf this whole fucking place!
The Importance of Safety in Combat
Chef
How come all you guys sit on your helmets?
Soldier
So we don't get our balls blown off.
Cast
Full credits →M
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
M
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
F
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
A
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
L
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
S
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G
G.D. Spradlin
General Corman
Harrison Ford
Colonel
J
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian
S
Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
K
Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego
J
James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner
T
Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant
C
Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year
D
Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist
C
Colleen Camp
Miss May
A
Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault
J
Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench
G
Glenn Walken
Lieutenant Carlsen
