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Apocalypse Now
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| Rated
R |
1979 |
Color |
153
min. |
Awards |
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| Starring:
Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper,
Lawrence Fishburne, Frederick Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms,
Harrison Ford |
| Directed
& Produced by:
Francis Ford Coppola |
| Screen
Writer: John
Milius, Francis Ford Coppola |
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Based
on "Heart of Darkness" by:
Joseph Conrad
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Music:
Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola |
| Movie
Co.: Paramount Pictures |
| Production
Co.: Zoetrope Studios |
| Critique
Section |
Quick
Film Fact |
HugeReviews.com
Official Rating:
Pathetic
Wimpy
Solid Super
HUGE |
| HugeReviews
Critics |
Mark
Capitelli
Rating |
Mike
Flanagan
Rating |
Christian
De Matteo
Rating |
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Relevant Sites: Official
Site,
Link,
Vietnam
War page, |
The Apocalypse Now Store
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Apocalypse
Now Redux
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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com
Digitally remastered with 49 minutes of previously unseen footage, Apocalypse Now Redux is the reference standard of Francis Coppola's 1979 epic. A metaphorical hallucination of the Vietnam War, the film was reconstructed by Coppola and editor Walter Murch to enrich themes and clarify the ending. On that basis Redux is a qualified success, more coherent than the original while inviting the same accusations of directorial excess.
The restored "French plantation" sequence adds ghostly resonance to the war's absurdity, and Willard's theft of Colonel Kurtz's beloved surfboard adds welcomed humor to the film's nightmarish upriver journey. An encounter with Playboy Playmates seems superfluous compared to the enhanced interplay between Willard and his ill-fated boat crew, but compensation arrives in the hellish Kurtz compound, where Willard's mission--and the performances of Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando--reach even greater heights of insanity, thus validating Redux as the rightful heir to Coppola's triumphantly rampant ambition.
--Jeff Shannon |
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| The Video
& DVD Apocalypse
Now
Apocalypse
Now (Widescreen Edition)
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The Books
Notes/on
the Making of Apocalypse Now
by Eleanor
Coppola
The
inspiration for the classic Vietnam film, actually had nothing
at all to do with 'Nam. The book was Joseph Conrad's
classic novel about colonization:
Heart of Darkness
More stuff
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Soundtrack
CD: Apocalypse
Now: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
CD: The
Apocalypse Now Sessions
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| DVD
Apocalypse
Now
Movie Stills
Movie Stills
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Other
Items: |
BKarl
French on Apocalypse Now (Bloomsbury Movie
Guides, 1)
Movie Stills
Movie Stills
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So
what the hell is "Apocalypse" from, anyway? Well, hell
indeed. Apocalypse is a long-standing religious
tradition of the end of the world. Any true movie buff
oughta know the Book of Revelation inside and out.
Apocalypse
Then and Now : A Companion to the Book of Revelation
by Roland J. Faley
The Book of
Revelation has been referenced in much great literature and film
since the beginning of both mediums, and a knowledge of it will
increase your understanding of many, many films.
And it's actually a fun read, too. -CDM |
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Awards:
Academy Awards: (2) Best Cinematography,
Best Sound
Cannes Film Festival: (2) FIPRESCI Award,
Golden Palm
Golden Globes: (4) Best Director-Motion
Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original
Score
National Society of Film Critics: Best
Supporting Actor |
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| Quick
Film Fact:
Harvey Keitel was originally playing the role
later given to Martin Sheen. Some of
Keitel's Apocalypse Now work can be seen in
behind the scenes features and special editions of
the film. There were many changes made to
the film, as well as a lot of behind the scenes
hoopla that made it happen. If you want to
know what, check out our store.
Harrison Ford?
Yep. Look at the guy with the buzz cut
giving Martin Sheen his orders towards the
beginning of the film. He only has about
three or four lines in one brief scene, but he is
there.
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