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A Balasaur Score of 87 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 94/100. Scores higher than 98% of the 1,065 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic94/100
9,355 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis Ford CoppolaDirector
- Carmine CoppolaOriginal Music Composer
- Francis Ford CoppolaWriter
- John MiliusWriter
- Francis Ford CoppolaOriginal Music Composer
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
Stills
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Shares: Marlon Brando · Drama · 1970s
Themes
guerrilla warfarevietnam warjournalistmissionvietnamvietcongcentral intelligence agency (cia)cambodiaarmydrug abusebased on novel or booksecret mission