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Apocalypse Now

1979 · 147 min · Drama

At the height of the Vietnam War, a burnt-out army captain travels upriver on a secret mission to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god deep in the jungle. Francis Ford Coppola's hallucinatory, monumental war epic.

Why it’s here

A Vietnam War epic whose premise, imagery, and political madness are built around the war in Vietnam.

Runtime
147 min
Genre
Drama · War
Mood
tense · thoughtful · dreamlike
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit

Content notes: war or political violence · substance use Non-exhaustive

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