Apocalypse Now

Released Year: 1979

Certificate: R

Runtime: 147 minutes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, War

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 94

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest

No of Votes: 606398

Gross: 83471511

Overview: A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.

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