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Apocalypse Now (1979) was a Film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by John Ashley, Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson and Kim Aubry.

Apocalypse Now was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2000.

Academy Awards 1979 --- Ceremony Number 53 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActorRobert DuvallNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo Graham; Set Decoration: George R. NelsonNominated
Best CinematographyVittorio StoraroWon
Best DirectorFrancis CoppolaNominated
Best Film EditingRichard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa FruchtmanNominated
Best PictureFrancis Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, Co-ProducersNominated
Best WritingJohn Milius, Francis CoppolaNominated
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Apocalypse Now (1979)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 13, 2013 From 4 Star Films

In this hellish adaption of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness set in Vietnam, Martin Sheen is a captain given a classified mission. He must go down the river into Cambodia to terminate a Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has gone rogue. The main part of the film follows his journey on a boat ... Read full article


Apocalypse Now (1979)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 13, 2013 From 4 Star Films

In this hellish adaption of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness set in Vietnam, Martin Sheen is a captain given a classified mission. He must go down the river into Cambodia to terminate a Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has gone rogue. The main part of the film follows his journey on a boat ... Read full article


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