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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.
May 11, 2024 · In 1975, after establishing himself among Hollywood elites and possessing enough power and influence to make nearly any film he desired, Coppola revisited Apocalypse Now.
Apocalypse Now: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest. A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
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- Drama, Mystery, War
- Francis Ford Coppola
- 1979-08-15
Dec 22, 2023 · 42 years ago, the world was graced with one of the best war films in cinematic history, Francis Ford Coppola’s psychological masterpiece, Apocalypse Now. Loosely based on the 1899 novel Heart of Darkness, and set during the Vietnam War, the film would go on to blow critics’ minds and gross over 100 million dollars at the worldwide box office.
Oct 18, 2010 · With the arrival of a Blu-ray version of Francis Ford Coppola's war epic, Apocalypse Now, the director talks with GQ about the enduring fascination with the film, the passing of his friend...
- Devin Gordon
Nov 28, 1999 · Francis Ford Coppola’s film “Apocalypse Now” was inspired by Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad about a European named Kurtz who penetrated to the farthest reaches of the Congo and established himself like a god.
Inspired by the classic Joseph Conrad novella Heart of Darkness (already a lost project by Orson Welles), this Vietnam epic directed by Francis Ford Coppola began with a first draft by John Milius in 1969 entitled The Psychedelic Soldier.
