What is Apocalypse Now?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox Movie | name = Apocalypse Now | producer = Francis Ford Coppola | director = [[Francis Ford Coppola]] | screenplay = [[John Milius]]<br>Francis Ford Coppola | based_on = {{based_on|''[[Heart of Darkness]]''|[[Joseph Conrad]]}} | narrator = [[Michael Herr]] | starring = [[Marlon Brando]]<br /> [[Robert Duvall]]<br /> [[Martin Sheen]]<br /> [[Laurence Fishburne]]<br /> [[Dennis Hopper]]<br /> [[Harrison Ford]] | music = [[Carmine Coppola]] & Francis Ford Coppola | cinematography = [[Vittorio Storaro]] | editing = [[Lisa Fruchtman]]<br />[[Gerald B. Greenberg]]<br />[[Walter Murch]] | distributor = [[United Artists]] | released = [[May 10]], [[1979]] | runtime = 153 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $31,500,000 }} '''''Apocalypse Now''''' is a 1979 [[United States|American]] [[epic]] [[drama movie]] [[movie director|directed]] by [[Francis Ford Coppola]]. It tells a [[fiction]]al story which takes place in the 1960s during the [[Vietnam War]]. It tells the story of an Army Captain who is sent on a boat deep into the [[Cambodia]]n jungle to capture a Special Forces colonel who, it is suggested, has gone [[insane]]. It was partly based on [[Joseph Conrad]]'s novel about a journey down the [[Congo River]], ''[[Heart of Darkness]]''. It is now thought to be a great movie, but in the making it ran into problems. Its key star [[Martin Sheen]], is on the screen for almost all the movie. He had a breakdown, and a [[heart attack]]. Editing the [[mile]] plus of film took years. It was unfinished when it was shown in the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. ''Apocalypse Now'' is today considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. It was nominated for eight [[Academy Awards]] at the [[52nd Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Coppola), and [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for [[Robert Duvall]]. It went on to win for [[Academy Award for Best C