Marlon Brando - Apocolypse Now - Horror

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Apocalypse Now is a 1979 Academy Award, Cannes Palme d'Or and Golden Globe winning American film set during the Vietnam War. It tells the story of Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard who is sent into the jungle to assassinate United States Army Special Forces Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (played by Marlon Brando), who is said to have gone insane. The film has been viewed as a journey into the darkness of the human psyche.

The film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a script by Coppola, John Milius and Michael Herr, and was in large part based on Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness (1899), as well as drawing elements from Herr's "Dispatches" (1977), and from Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972); Coppola himself has noted, "Aguirre, with its incredible imagery, was a very strong influence. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it."

The film stars Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin L. Willard (based on Marlow in Conrad's novella), Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz, Dennis Hopper as a photojournalist, and Robert Duvall in an Oscar-nominated turn as the wild Lt. Colonel Bill Kilgore. The movie became notorious in the entertainment press due to its lengthy and troubled production. In the end, Coppola had to finance the film with his own money.

The movie poster art for Apocalypse Now is by Bob Peak, who is considered an influential artist in the world of movie posters.

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  • brando once said, ...

    brando once said, acting is a part of us all, we act everyday, we just dont know it. How true these words are.

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  • agreed dont dare ...

    agreed dont dare compare the two, you have no idea what acting is sorry.

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  • oh yea im saying go ...

    oh yea im saying go cut off some arms..kids or adults doesn't matter much..oh well..hahaha damn man

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  • dont even fucking ...

    dont even fucking compare the two.

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  • i think what heath ...

    i think what heath ledger did with the joker is comparable to what brando did for this movie. demented, violent characters with strange beliefs and way too much power.

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  • Coloniel Kurtz, ...

    Coloniel Kurtz, right?

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  • thats what the ss ...

    thats what the ss thought too. I wouldnt get too carried away.

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  • gahhh soo fuckin ...

    gahhh soo fuckin good.

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  • my god the genius.. ...

    my god the genius.. the will to do that.

    these were not monsters, these were men

    if i had ten divisions of those men. our troubles here would be over very quickly


    legendary monologue...

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  • Horror and moral ...

    Horror and moral terror.Wow

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  • Absolutely ...

    Absolutely captivating dialogue and acting

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  • with you all on ...

    with you all on this acting. mesmorizing to say the least...would love to see the whole monologue- it went for something like 18 mins apparently...astounding work

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  • he did this without ...

    he did this without a script....classic

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  • Mesmerizing.

    Mesmerizing.

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  • This really is one ...

    This really is one of those wow moments. Watching this gripped me and I could easiy have sat there for ten hours listening to him. This is my favourite piece of acting of all time.

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  • marlon brando r.i.p ...

    marlon brando r.i.p my friend we loved you as don vito corleone i loved you also as general kurtz

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  • I would say his ...

    I would say his best character of all time, and one he seemed very comfortable in....it's like the role was made for him...ESP the reading of TS Eliot's Hollow Men.

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  • A monologue I ...

    A monologue I actually took the time to memorize. It will live with me forever.

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  • Yeah, nobody else ...

    Yeah, nobody else could have carried this off..

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  • This is one of his ...

    This is one of his best roles but nothing can compare to Don the Godfather

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  • Marlon played other ...

    Marlon played other characters, but for me Kurtz is his best one. Kurtz is Brando; Brando is Kurtz.

    SUBLIME!

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  • stunning. it really ...

    stunning. it really is amazing what a memorable character brandon made of colonel kurtz and even though he didn't appear on set in the physical shape coppola wanted, i find it hard to see how kurtz could have been portrayed in any other way than this. this is perfect as far as filmmaking and acting goes.

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  • wow.. just wow.

    wow.. just wow.

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  • personally, best ...

    personally, best cinema monologue ever... big upz to lait Marlon... monumental figure

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  • One of the most ...

    One of the most incredibly gripping scenes in film history.

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