Apocalypse Now
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Apocalypse Now
Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
Written byJoseph Conrad (novel)
John Milius & Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)
Michael Herr (narration)
Produced byFrancis Ford Coppola
StarringMarlon Brando
Robert Duvall
Martin Sheen
Laurence Fishburne
Dennis Hopper
Harrison Ford
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Edited byLisa Fruchtman
Gerald B. Greenberg
Walter Murch
Music byCarmine Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release datesMay 10, 1979
Running time153 min.
202 min. (redux)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$31,500,000
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic drama movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

It tells a fictional story which takes place in the 1960s during the Vietnam War. It tells the story of an Army Captain who is sent on a boat deep into the Cambodian jungle to capture a Special Forces colonel who, it is suggested, has gone insane. It was partly based on Joseph Conrad's novel about a journey down the Congo River, Heart of Darkness.

It is now thought to be a great movie, but in the making it ran into problems. Its key star Martin Sheen, is on the screen for almost all the movie. He had a breakdown, and a heart attack. Editing the mile plus of film took years. It was unfinished when it was shown in the Cannes Film Festival.

Apocalypse Now is today considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 52nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Coppola), and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Duvall. It went on to win for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. It ranked #14 in Sight & Sound's greatest films poll in 2012,[1] and #6 in the Director's Poll of greatest films of all time.[2]

The film as now shown on streaming channels is the Director's "Final Cut". This was first shown in 2019 at the Tribeca Film Festival.[3] It runs for 3 hours, 3 minutes.

Awards and honors
Awards and Nominations received by Apocalypse Now
AwardCategoryNomineeResult
52nd Academy Awards[4]Best PictureFrancis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and Tom SternbergNominated
Best DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaNominated
Best Actor in a Supporting RoleRobert DuvallNominated
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another MediumJohn Milius and Francis Ford CoppolaNominated
Best SoundWalter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, and Nat BoxerWon
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. NelsonNominated
Best CinematographyVittorio StoraroWon
Best Film EditingRichard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa FruchtmanNominated
1979 Cannes Film Festival[5]Palme d'OrApocalypse NowWon
1st American Movie AwardsBest ActorMartin SheenNominated
Best Supporting ActorRobert DuvallWon
33rd British Academy Film AwardsBest FilmApocalypse NowNominated
Best ActorMartin SheenNominated
Best Supporting ActorRobert DuvallWon
Best DirectionFrancis Ford CoppolaWon
Best Original Film MusicCarmine Coppola and Francis Ford CoppolaNominated
Best CinematographyVittorio StoraroNominated
Best EditingRichard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, and Lisa FruchtmanNominated
Best Production DesignDean TavoularisNominated
Best SoundtrackNathan Boxer, Richard Cirincione, Walter MurchNominated
5th César AwardsBest Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)Francis Ford CoppolaNominated
David di Donatello AwardsBest Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero)Francis Ford CoppolaWon
32nd Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion PicturesFrancis Ford CoppolaNominated
37th Golden Globe AwardsBest Motion Picture – DramaFrancis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and Tom SternbergNominated
Best DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaWon
Best Supporting ActorRobert DuvallWon[a]
Best Original ScoreCarmine Coppola and Francis Ford CoppolaWon
22nd Annual Grammy AwardsBest Original Score Written for a Motion PictureCarmine Coppola and Francis Ford CoppolaNominated
1979 National Society of Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActorFrederic ForrestWon
32nd Writers Guild of America AwardsBest Drama Written Directly for the ScreenJohn Milius and Francis Ford CoppolaNominated
American Film Institute lists
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – No. 28
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." – No. 12
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – No. 30
References
"Critics' top 100". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
"Directors' top 100". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
Lewis, Gordon (March 14, 2019). "Tribeca: Danny Boyle's Beatles Movie 'Yesterday' Set as Closing Night Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
"Festival de Cannes: Apocalypse Now". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
Tied with Melvyn Douglas for Being There.

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