Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic drama movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
| Apocalypse Now | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Written by | Joseph Conrad (novel) John Milius & Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay) Michael Herr (narration) |
| Produced by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Starring | Marlon Brando Robert Duvall Martin Sheen Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper Harrison Ford |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Edited by | Lisa Fruchtman Gerald B. Greenberg Walter Murch |
| Music by | Carmine Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | May 10, 1979 |
Running time | 153 min. 202 min. (redux) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $31,500,000 |
It tells a fictional story which takes place in the 1960s during the Vietnam War. It tells the story of an Army Captain who is sent on a boat deep into the Cambodian jungle to capture a Special Forces colonel who, it is suggested, has gone insane. It was partly based on Joseph Conrad's novel about a journey down the Congo River, Heart of Darkness.
It is now thought to be a great movie, but in the making it ran into problems. Its key star Martin Sheen, is on the screen for almost all the movie. He had a breakdown, and a heart attack. Editing the mile plus of film took years. It was unfinished when it was shown in the Cannes Film Festival.
Apocalypse Now is today considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 52nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Coppola), and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Duvall. It went on to win for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. It ranked #14 in Sight & Sound's greatest films poll in 2012,[1] and #6 in the Director's Poll of greatest films of all time.[2]
The film as now shown on streaming channels is the Director's "Final Cut". This was first shown in 2019 at the Tribeca Film Festival.[3] It runs for 3 hours, 3 minutes.
Awards and honors
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52nd Academy Awards[4] | Best Picture | Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and Tom Sternberg | Nominated |
| Best Director | Francis Ford Coppola | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Robert Duvall | Nominated | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, and Nat Boxer | Won | |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Won | |
| Best Film Editing | Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg and Lisa Fruchtman | Nominated | |
| 1979 Cannes Film Festival[5] | Palme d'Or | Apocalypse Now | Won |
| 1st American Movie Awards | Best Actor | Martin Sheen | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert Duvall | Won | |
| 33rd British Academy Film Awards | Best Film | Apocalypse Now | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Martin Sheen | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert Duvall | Won | |
| Best Direction | Francis Ford Coppola | Won | |
| Best Original Film Music | Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Richard Marks, Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, and Lisa Fruchtman | Nominated | |
| Best Production Design | Dean Tavoularis | Nominated | |
| Best Soundtrack | Nathan Boxer, Richard Cirincione, Walter Murch | Nominated | |
| 5th César Awards | Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) | Francis Ford Coppola | Nominated |
| David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) | Francis Ford Coppola | Won |
| 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Francis Ford Coppola | Nominated |
| 37th Golden Globe Awards | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and Tom Sternberg | Nominated |
| Best Director | Francis Ford Coppola | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Robert Duvall | Won[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Best Original Score | Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola | Won | |
| 22nd Annual Grammy Awards | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture | Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola | Nominated |
| 1979 National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Frederic Forrest | Won |
| 32nd Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola | Nominated |
- American Film Institute lists
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – No. 28
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." – No. 12
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – No. 30
References
- "Critics' top 100". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- "Directors' top 100". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- Lewis, Gordon (March 14, 2019). "Tribeca: Danny Boyle's Beatles Movie 'Yesterday' Set as Closing Night Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- "Festival de Cannes: Apocalypse Now". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
- Tied with Melvyn Douglas for Being There.