Apocalypse Now (1979)
0.4754Canon Score · ranked #6 all time
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About the film
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.
Why it ranks #6
Every list on which Apocalypse Now appears, with its position as published.