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Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius , and Michael Herr , is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad , with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War .
Apocalypse Now Redux is a 2001 American extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic 1979 war film Apocalypse Now. Coppola, along with editor and longtime collaborator Walter Murch, added 49 minutes of material that had been removed from the initial theatrical release. It is a significant re-edit of the original version.
Apocalypse Now marked the end of the 'golden phase' of Coppola's career. [27] His Las Vegas-set musical fantasy One from the Heart (1982), while pioneering in its use of video-editing techniques, ended with a disastrous box-office gross of US$636,796 against a $26-million budget, [ 78 ] and he was forced to sell the 23-acre Zoetrope Studio in ...
Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, portrayed by Marlon Brando, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now.Colonel Kurtz is based on the character of a nineteenth-century ivory trader, also called Kurtz, from the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.
The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (Cánh đồng hoang) Nguyễn Hồng Sến: An "unnerving and compelling .. subjective-camera-eye-view" of life under helicopter fire in the Mekong Delta. The film cuts to an (American) "helicopter-eye view", contrasting painfully with the human tenderness seen earlier. [24] 1979 US Apocalypse Now: Francis ...
Filming location/s in the Philippines Film setting (if not in the Philippines) Country of origin of production companies Note Ref. 1958 Cavalry Command: Eddie Romero: John Agar: Vigan, Ilocos Sur United States, Philippines [1] 1979 Apocalypse Now: Francis Ford Coppola: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
The digitally restored and remastered high-definition version of the film received a free-to-air television premiere on ABS-CBN on June 4, 2017, as a feature presentation for the network's Sunday late-night special presentation program Sunday's Best for coinciding the 119th anniversary of Philippine independence from Spain.
The Apocalypse Now Sessions is an album by the Rhythm Devils. Subtitled The Rhythm Devils Play River Music, and sometimes referred to by that name, it contains music that was recorded for the soundtrack of the film Apocalypse Now. It was released by Passport Records as a vinyl LP in 1980.