Description: Based on Joseph Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness'. An inside look at all the horrors, madness and moral dilemmas which was the Vietnam War. The story revolves around a captain who is sent to Vietnam to eliminate a mad colonel.
Description Based on Joseph Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness'. An inside look at all the horrors, madness and moral dilemmas which was the Vietnam War. The story revolves around a captain who is sent to Vietnam to eliminate a mad colonel.
Credits
Writer:
John Milius, Michael Herr
Producer:
Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
Score Composer:
Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola
Editorial Reviews "...The film now seems mellower and -- thanks in part to the most vibrant-looking prints in its 22-year history -- revitalized..." -- 4 out of 4 stars USA Today - p.2E - Mike Clark (08/03/2001)
"...A masterpiece....Nothing seems superfluous in this new APOCALYPSE....Coppola has reached the finish line at last. It smells like victory..." Rolling Stone - p.115 - Peter Travers (08/16/2001)
"...APOCALYPSE NOW remains a majestic explosion of pure cinema. It's a hallucinatory poem of fear..." Entertainment Weekly - p.48 - Owen Gleiberman (08/10/2001)
"...A bravura piece of filmmaking..." Los Angeles Times - p.1 - Kenneth Turan (05/11/2001)
"...APOCALYPSE NOW is a reassuring rarity....A genuinely stronger film. That's right -- one of the best movies ever made just got better..." Total Film - p.94 - Dan Jolin (12/01/2001)
"...There's a verisimilitude about it that no digital trickery could match....[The film] will continue to astound..." Sight and Sound - p.41-2 - Geoffrey Macnab (12/01/2001)