Apocalypse Now
1979Francis Ford Coppola147 min
Verdict: Cinema
- Graded near black
- Action at the edges of the frame
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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- Published shot timings inform the attention estimate.
- A wide image, with more letterboxing on a 16:9 screen.