Apocalypse Now

Dennis Hopper, Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall (starring)
Francis Ford Coppola (director, screenwriter)
John Milius, Michael Herr (screenwriters)
Joseph Conrad (novella)

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1979. Ten vintage studio still photographs from the 1979 film.

Loosely based on the 1899 novella "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. The ultimate reflection of the American experience in Vietnam, taking Conrad's dark vision of an expedition up the Congo and transplanting it to Vietnam-era Cambodia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning two. Winner of the Palme d'Or.

Shot on location in the Philippines.

10 x 8 inches. Six Near Fine to Fine, one Good only, with a wave.

National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard, Histoire(s) du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000.


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