At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Cast
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G. D. Spradlin
General Corman
Harrison Ford
Colonel
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian
Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego
James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner
Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant
Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year
Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist
Colleen Camp
Miss May
Linda Carpenter
Playmate
Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault
Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench
Glenn Walken
Lieutenant Carlsen
Damien Leake
Machine Gunner
Marc Coppola
AFRS Announcer
Bill Graham
Agent
Herb Rice
Roach
Jerry Ross
Johnny from Malibu / Mike from San Diego
Charles Robinson
Soldier with Colby (uncredited)
Nick Nicholson
Soldier (uncredited)
Don Gordon Bell
Soldier (uncredited)
R. Lee Ermey
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Jim Gaines
Extra (uncredited)
Vittorio Storaro
TV Photographer (uncredited)
Evan A. Lottman
Soldier (uncredited)
Francis Ford Coppola
Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
William Upton
Spotter
George Cantero
Soldier with Suitcase
Joe Estevez
Captain Benjamin L. Willard (voice) (uncredited)
Bo Byers
MP Sergeant #1
Frank Villard
Gaston de Marais (Long Version)
Christian Marquand
Hubert de Marais
Michel Pitton
Phillippe de Marais
David Olivier
Christian de Marais
Chrystel Le Pelletier
Claudine
Roman Coppola
Francis de Marais
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Gilles de Marais
Robert Julian
The Tutor
Yvon LeSeaux
Sergeant le Fevre
Daniel Kiewit
Major from New Jersey
Hattie James
Cleans Mother (voice)
Crew
Eleanor Coppola
Documentation & Support
Francis Ford Coppola
Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
John Milius
Writer
Michael Herr
Writer
Lisa Fruchtman
Editor
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Walter Murch
Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tracey Smith
Assistant Editor
Stephen Semel
Assistant Editor
Richard Candib
Assistant Editor
Jerry Ross
Assistant Editor
Michael Kirchberger
Assistant Editor
Ken Fischer
Assistant Editor
Jay Boekelheide
Assistant Editor
Arthur Coburn
Assistant Editor
Evan A. Lottman
Additional Editing
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Caleb Deschanel
Additional Director of Photography
Ernesto Novelli
Color Timer
Larry Rovetti
Color Timer
Larry Franco
Second Assistant Director
Tony Brandt
Third Assistant Director
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Gwen M. Lucas
Assistant Production Coordinator
Marisa Alcaraz
Production Coordinator
Loolee De Leon
Production Coordinator
Eddie Romero
Associate Producer
John Ashley
Associate Producer
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Fred Roos
Co-Producer
Gray Frederickson
Co-Producer
Tom Sternberg
Co-Producer
Robert Carroll
Production Assistant
Phil Radcliffe
Production Assistant
John Chapman
Production Assistant
Kevin Hughes
Production Assistant
Russ Corin
Production Assistant
Lloyd Kind
Production Assistant
Tony Dingman
Production Assistant
Barbara Parker
Production Assistant
Matt Tomich
Production Assistant, Assistant Property Master
Patti Claybourne
Production Assistant
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Jean A. Autrey
Production Controller
Piero Servo
Camera Operator, Second Unit Cinematographer
Hiro Narita
Camera Operator
Mauro Marchetti
Assistant Camera
Luigi Barnardini
Assistant Camera
Efren Lapid
Assistant Camera, First Assistant Camera
Rogilio De La Rama
Assistant Camera
Giuseppe Alberti
Assistant Camera
David L. Butler
Aerial Camera
David B. Nowell
Aerial Camera
Doug Claybourne
Post Production Coordinator
Barbara Marks
Post Production Coordinator
Rudi Fehr
Post Production Coordinator
Heig Beck
Casting Assistant
Ken Metcalfe
Casting Assistant
Marc Coppola
Casting Assistant
Sue Bastian
Casting Assistant
Terry Liebling
Casting
Vic Ramos
Casting
Éva Gárdos
Additional Casting
Lou Whitehill
Additional Casting
Randy Carter
Additional Casting
Charles E. James
Costume Supervisor
Dennis Fill
Costumer
George L. Little
Costumer
Luster Bayless
Costumer
Norman A. Burza
Costumer
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup Artist
Jack H. Young
Makeup Artist
Stephen H. Burum
Second Unit Director of Photography
James J. Murakami
Assistant Art Director
Richard P. Cirincione
Supervising Sound Editor
Jay Miracle
Sound Editor
Leslie Hodgson
Sound Editor
Les Wiggins
Sound Editor
Pat Jackson
Sound Editor
Tim Holland
Assistant Sound Editor
Nina Wax
Assistant Sound Editor
Karen G. Wilson
Assistant Sound Editor
Barbara McBane
Assistant Sound Editor
Dave Davis
Assistant Sound Editor
Jephrey Hetz
Apprentice Sound Editor
Louis Benioff
Apprentice Sound Editor
Jeff Watts
Apprentice Sound Editor
Barbara Ellis
Apprentice Sound Editor
Dennie Thorpe
Apprentice Sound Editor
Rob Fruchtman
Apprentice Sound Editor
Richard Beggs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dale Strumpell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Scott
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nathan Boxer
Sound Recordist
Jack C. Jacobsen
Sound Recordist
Randy Thom
Sound Recordist
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
Special Effects Technician
John Fraser
Special Effects Technician
Rudy Liszczak
Special Effects Technician
Richard O. Helmer
Special Effects Technician
Eddie Ayay
Special Effects Technician
Ted Martin
Special Effects Technician
David St. Ana
Special Effects Technician
Mario Carmona
Special Effects Technician
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
A.D. Flowers
Special Effects Coordinator
Carmine Coppola
Original Music Composer
David Rubinson
Music Producer
Zakir Hussain
Musician
Mickey Hart
Musician
Jordan Amarantha
Musician
Greg Errico
Musician
Bill Kreutzmann
Musician
Phil Lesh
Musician
Jim Loveless
Musician
Stan Witt
Music Editor
John Reade
Transportation Coordinator
Dennis Hollis
Transportation Coordinator
Norman Webster
Production Accountant
Leslie Shatz
Dialogue Editor
John Nutt
Dialogue Editor
Jim Borgardt
Dialogue Editor
Joanne D'Antonio
Dialogue Editor
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
John LaSalandra
Construction Coordinator, Production Executive
Robert Scaife
Construction Foreman
Josh Weiner
Still Photographer
Chas Gerretsen
Still Photographer
David Wynn-Jones
Still Photographer
Dick White
Military Consultant, Aerial Coordinator
Fred Rexer
Military Consultant
Peter Kama
Military Consultant
Paul Gregory
Military Consultant
Paul G. Hensler
Military Consultant
Richard Dioguardi
Military Consultant
Doug Ryan
Military Consultant
Dennis Juban
Military Consultant
Dennis Jakob
Creative Consultant
Ray Quiroz
Script Supervisor
Nancy Hopton
Script Supervisor
Jack English
Location Coordinator
J. David Jones
Aerial Coordinator
Peter Cooper
Marine Coordinator
Dennis Murphy
Marine Coordinator
Shane Edwards
Marine Coordinator
Kerry Rossall
Stunts
Larry Holt
Stunts
Joe Finnegan
Stunts
Chuck Waters
Stunts
Steve Boyum
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
John Calvert
Choreographer
Douglas T. Madison
Property Master
Tom Shaw Jr.
Assistant Property Master
Thomas L. Roysden
Assistant Property Master
Willie E. Hunter
Assistant Property Master
Alex Tavoularis
Production Illustrator
Thomas J. Wright
Production Illustrator
John Addington
Pilot
Melissa Mathison
Executive Assistant
Jack Fritz
Executive Assistant
George Berndt
Associate Editor
Alfredo Marchetti
Key Grip
Luciano Galli
Gaffer
Leon Chooluck
Production Manager
Barrie M. Osborne
Production Manager
Richard Marks
Supervising Editor
Deborah Fine
Researcher
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Barry Malkin
Additional Editor
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
James B. Casey
Sculptor
Michael Jacobi
First Assistant Editor
Francesca Riviere
Production Secretary
Gary Fettis
Leadman
Jeff Scheftel
Thanks
Flora Purim
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