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.
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Martin Sheen | Captain Benjamin L. Willard |
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Marlon Brando | Colonel Walter E. Kurtz |
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Robert Duvall | Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore |
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Laurence Fishburne | Tyrone 'Clean' Miller |
| Sam Bottoms | Lance B. Johnson | |
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Frederic Forrest | Jay 'Chef' Hicks |
| Albert Hall | Chief Phillips | |
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Harrison Ford | Colonel Lucas |
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Dennis Hopper | Photojournalist |
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G.D. Spradlin | General Corman |
| Jerry Ziesmer | Jerry, Civilian | |
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Francis Ford Coppola | Director (cameo) |
Art |
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| Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Angelo P. Graham | Art Direction |
| George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
Camera |
| Vittorio Storaro | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up |
| Fred C. Blau Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Jack H. Young | Makeup Artist |
Directing |
| Francis Ford Coppola | Director |
Editing |
| Lisa Fruchtman | Editor |
| Gerald B. Greenberg | Editor |
| Walter Murch | Editor |
| Lisa Fruchtman | Editor |
| Lisa Fruchtman | Editor |
Production |
| Gray Frederickson | Producer |
| Fred Roos | Producer |
| Tom Sternberg | Producer |
| John Ashley | Producer |
| Eddie Romero | Producer |
| Mona Skager | Producer |
| Terry Liebling | Casting |
| Vic Ramos | Casting |
| Leon Chooluck | Production Manager |
| Barrie M. Osborne | Production Manager |
Sound |
| Carmine Coppola | Original Music Composer |
| Carmine Coppola | Original Music Composer |
| Carmine Coppola | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Joseph Conrad | Author |
| John Milius | Screenplay |
| Joseph Conrad | Author |
| Joseph Conrad | Author |