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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Francis Ford Coppola |
| Stars: |
Marlon Brando |
| Actors: |
Robert Duvall |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · War · Vietnam · Psychodrama · Disturbing · Jungle · Military · Big Battles · Assassination · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
097360230642 |
| Release Date: |
1979 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 33min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 33min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (November 09, 1999)
UPC: 097360230673 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Collector's Edition - Widescreen, 2hr 33min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (February 10, 1998)
UPC: 097361299938 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Francis Ford Coppola |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/2001, p.108, Andy Lowe): "...[With] glorious cinematography..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Terminate with extreme prejudice."--a civilian to Willard (Martin Sheen)
"I was going to the worst place in the world and I didn't even know it yet."--Willard, in voice-over
"Charlie don't surf."--Lt. Col. Kilgore (Robert Duvall)
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like...victory."--Kilgore
"What are they gonna say about him? What are they gonna say? That he was a wise man? That he was a kind man? That he had plans? That he had wisdom? Bullshit, man!"--photographer (Dennis Hopper) to Willard
"The horror. The horror."--Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic, loosely based on HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad, tells the story of Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a special agent sent into Cambodia to assassinate an errant American colonel (Marlon Brando). Willard is assigned a navy patrol boat operated by Chief (Albert Hall) and three hapless soldiers (Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, and Larry Fishburne). They are escorted on part of their journey by an air cavalry unit led by Lt. Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall), a gung-ho commander with a love of Wagner, surfing, and napalm. After witnessing a surreal USO show featuring Playboy playmates and an anarchic battle with the Viet Cong at a bridge, Willard reaches Colonel Kurtz's compound. A crazed photo journalist and Kurtz groupie (Dennis Hopper) welcomes the crew, and Willard begins to question his orders to "terminate the colonel's command." The grueling production and Coppola's insistence on authenticity led to vast budget overruns and physical and emotional breakdowns. Consid... |
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