Apocalypse Now (1979)

#575 worldwide · charting in 17 countries

Movie · 147 min · 18+ · drm, war

Apocalypse Now poster

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.

  • 8.4 IMDb
  • 8.3 TMDB
  • 91% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 93 JustWatch

Where to watch Apocalypse Now

Available on 24 platforms across 12 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 17 countries, best placed at #46 in Netherlands.

Available languages

Audio: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish

Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, NN, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish

Chart history

Apocalypse Now has spent 3 days in a top 3, 5 days in a top 10 and 212 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.

Cast

Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne, Sam Bottoms, Robert Duvall, G.D. Spradlin, Harrison Ford, Jerry Ziesmer, Scott Glenn, Kerry Rossall, James Keane, Tom Mason, Cynthia Wood, Dennis Hopper, Colleen Camp, Linda Carpenter

Crew

Francis Ford Coppola (producer), Francis Ford Coppola (director), Francis Ford Coppola (writer)

Awards

5 wins from 13 nominations.

  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1980 — won
  • Academy Award for Best Sound 1980 — won
  • Palme d'Or 1979 — won
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
  • Academy Award for Best Production Design 1980 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1980 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Director 1980 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1980 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Picture 1980 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1980 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Sound 1980 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1980 — nominated