# Apocalypse Now (1979)

> A secret river mission through Vietnam becomes a hallucinatory confrontation with the madness hidden inside military power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28

## Facts

- Runtime: 147 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne, Sam Bottoms, Robert Duvall, G.D. Spradlin
- TMDB rating: 8.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: hallucinatory, brooding, oppressive, serious film night, war cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A harrowing journey into the heart of darkness during the Vietnam War.

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