During the Vietnam War, the young American Captain Willard is given the assignment to hunt down and kill one of his own: Colonel Kurtz who has apparently gone insane, murdered hundreds of innocent people, and constructed a strange kingdom for himself deep in the jungle. Willard and his crew embark on a surreal river journey to find Kurtz, meeting along the way a Lieutenant-Colonel who surfs during live combat, Playboy bunnies dropped in by helicopter to entertain rowdy troops, and the inhabitants of a French plantation trapped in colonial times.
 
Also Known As: Apocalypse Now Redux (2001 version)
 
Production Status: Released
Logline: An American soldier is sent out to murder an American Colonel who has supposedly become insane.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama and War
Running Time: 2 hrs. 21 min.
Release Date: January 1, 1979
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent images, language, sexual content and some drug use.
Distributors: Miramax Films
Production Co.: Omni Zoetrope Studios
U.S. Box Office: $4,615,959
Filming Locations: Philippines
Thailand  
Produced in: United States