Apocalypse Now (1979)

Plot Summary

This cinematic masterpiece set during the Vietnam War tells the story of Captain Willard's covert mission to find and eliminate the deranged Colonel Kurtz. Through danger, mayhem and destruction, with a powerful plot and stunning visual effects featuring an exceptional performance by Marlon Brando, director Francis Ford Coppola delivers an unforgettable film.

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Certification

Sensitive content guide

Awards

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (2021)

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2021

Nominated

Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)

Francis Ford Coppola

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (2002)

Cinema Brazil Grand Prize 2002

Nominated

Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)

Francis Ford Coppola

Golden Globes, USA (1980)

Golden Globe 1980

Nominated

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Golden Globe 1980

Winner

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Carmine Coppola Francis Ford Coppola

Academy Awards, USA (1980)

Oscar 1980

Winner

Best Sound

Walter Murch Mark Berger Richard Beggs Nathan Boxer

Oscar 1980

Winner

Best Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro

Oscar 1980

Nominated

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

Dean Tavoularis Angelo P. Graham George R. Nelson

Oscar 1980

Nominated

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

John Milius Francis Ford Coppola

Oscar 1980

Nominated

Best Picture

Francis Ford Coppola Fred Roos Gray Frederickson Tom Sternberg

Oscar 1980

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Richard Marks Walter Murch Gerald B. Greenberg Lisa Fruchtman

BAFTA Awards (1980)

BAFTA Film Award 1980

Nominated

Best Production Design

Dean Tavoularis

BAFTA Film Award 1980

Nominated

Best Film

BAFTA Film Award 1980

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro

BAFTA Film Award 1980

Nominated

Best Editing

Richard Marks Walter Murch Gerald B. Greenberg Lisa Fruchtman

BAFTA Film Award 1980

Winner

Best Direction

Francis Ford Coppola

BAFTA Film Award 1980

Nominated

Best Sound Track

Nathan Boxer Richard P. Cirincione Walter Murch

Cannes Film Festival (1979)

Palme d'Or 1979

Winner

Palme d'Or

Francis Ford Coppola