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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 guerril
MPAA Rating R
Status Released
Release Date 1979-08-15
Runtime 147 minutes
Budget $32m
Revenue $0.1b
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Michael.Dix shared a tip "Heart of Darkness is seminal but Apocalypse Now blew my tender young mind"
anita_skop shared a tip "An iconic film that features an amazing performance by Marlon Brandon!"
lou_g shared a tip "I'm impressed there aren't more memes derived from this film. I feel it's more memeable than it seems."
trina_karban shared a tip "One of my all time favorites. Good acting, and musical choices. Not for the squimish."
joy_bells shared a tip "This movie is as intriguing as it is dark. A must see for war movie lovers."
melissa_duplantier shared a tip "Excellent adaptation of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness."
alan_sherin shared a tip "A trip like no other. A cinematic masterpiece."
chris_garcia_464 shared a tip "Beautifully shot movie that only gets better when you hear the story behind the filming of the movie."
Kind_Taye shared a tip "This takes my current favourite film position. This film is a massive masterpiece, and that’s an understatement."
heather_osullivan_2394 shared a tip "Haunting…Fantastic revision of Heart of Darkness!"
carmen_sabria shared a tip "100%"
creative_perez shared a tip "One of my all time favorites!"
joey_levy shared a tip "Redux version is super long. Just stick with the original version #war"
brannan_ramirez shared a tip "Its very good. Kinda long but good."
janice_burgess shared a tip "Social commentary"
ferd_herring shared a tip "One of the best war movies of all time. Dark and very intense."
docismyname shared a tip "Great movie!"
benedict_gross shared a tip "This is the end..."
lewis_taylor shared a tip "What A Story here and cast and everything to get movie made and especially the back story!"
timothy_stanley_1874 shared a tip "Too slow"
vicki_breitmayer shared a tip "Intense"
harley_neiditz shared a tip "More of a hypnotic fever-dream than a traditional war film. That’s one reason why it’s among the greatest films of all time."
MacBerg shared a tip "Great movie an epic"
michael_robbins shared a tip "Best war setting movie ever"
charles_harris_4540 shared a tip "Classic"
no_posers_allowed_9 shared a tip "Grit"
nathan_markel_5835 shared a tip "Outstanding atmosphere and cinematography."

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aneesha_laroia shared a tip "Remember to read Heart of Darkness before watching this movie...it makes it all the more impactful."
arden_carroll shared a tip "Fave"
curran_day shared a tip "Gotta watch it a second time to really take In the full aspect of this Francis Ford Coppola film, I thought it was spectacular"
Thomas_Truxell shared a tip "An oldie, but a goodie!"
rogerc shared a tip "Captures how f* ed up Vietnam was"
dan_beesley shared a tip "In my top ten of movies ever made"
jonathanosborn shared a tip "I saw the original film in a cinema in mBabane Swaziland. My only reaction was: “What the Hell was that?!??”"
dimitri_markoulis shared a tip "Heart of Darkness made into an excellent movie!!!"
jason_robinson_4126 shared a tip "It is the best war movie in my opinion"
patricia_simila shared a tip "A look at the Vietnam era"
aidan_l_8623 shared a tip "good movie but it’s not worth the 3 hours"
alex_frost_5456 shared a tip "It's definitely in my all time favorites list"