Overview
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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Awards
Won 4 awards, including the Oscars for Best Sound and Best Cinematography (1980)
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Nominations
6 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (1980)
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Box office
Grossed $150M worldwide, about 4.8 times its $31.5M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Heart of Darkness
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Filming locations
Filmed in the Philippines
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Setting
Set in Cambodia and Vietnam
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Music
Music by Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John MiliusWriter
- Francis Ford CoppolaWriter
- Joseph ConradNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 19, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $31.5M
- Revenue
- $150M
- Countries
- United States of America, Philippines
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Cast
Martin SheenCaptain Benjamin Willard
Marlon BrandoColonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic ForrestJay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert HallChief Phillips
Laurence FishburneTyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam BottomsLance B. Johnson
Robert DuvallLieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G.D. SpradlinGeneral Corman
Harrison FordColonel- Jerry ZiesmerJerry, Civilian
Scott GlennLieutenant Richard M. Colby- Kerry RossallMike from San Diego
James KeaneKilgore's Gunner
Tom MasonSupply Sergeant
Cynthia WoodPlaymate of the Year
Dennis HopperPhotojournalist
Colleen CampMiss May- Linda CarpenterPlaymate
Aurore ClémentRoxanne Sarrault
Jack ThibeauSoldier in Trench
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