Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen. The film follows the central character, U.S. Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Sheen) on a mission to kill the renegade and presumed insane U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Brando).
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The cow in Apocalypse Now
First time seeing Apocalypse Now and I am intrigued by how Francis Ford Coppola could make a movie that looks so real.
One of my main concerns is this:
Was the cow really killed in the last scene or was that just effects? If the cow was really…
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Did Francis Ford Coppola appear in Apocalypse Now?
There's a scene I remember from seeing this movie a long time ago- Willard touches down on the ground and a bearded man in civilian garb and a cameraman with camera are standing close by and the bearded man is shouting something at Willard (I don't…
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