STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

Excellent

Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Marlon Brando Robert Duvall Martin Sheen Frederic Forrest Sam Bottoms Larry Fishburne Dennis Hopper

Directors Francis Ford Coppola

Screenwriters Joseph Conrad John Milius Francis Ford Coppola Michael Herr

Running Time 153 minutes

Apocalypse Now (15)

Plot
Captain Benjamin L. Willard is sent to Vietnam to track down and retrieve a US army commander who has gone AWOL and set up a commune and army of his own deep in the Cambodian jungle.

Verdict
This disturbing vision of the harrowing effects of War and violence continues to shock and haunt audiences.


Reviewer: Angie Errigo

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