Apocalypse Now
“This is the end...”
- 1979
- 2h 27m
- R
★ 8.3 TMDB Rating · 9.4K votes
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.
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Release date
- May 19, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Apocalypse Now
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin Willard
Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter Kurtz
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
G.D. Spradlin
General Corman
Harrison Ford
Colonel
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian
Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego
Where to Stream Apocalypse Now by Country
- United States
- Streaming on PlexRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Studiocanal Presents Amazon ChannelRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
- India
- Rent or buy on Amazon Video
- Canada
- Streaming on Crave Amazon ChannelRent or buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling
- Australia
- Streaming on Stan, MaxRent or buy on Apple TV Store
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Apocalypse Now release dates by country
Apocalypse Now was released in cinemas on Aug 15, 1979 (United States).
World premiere: May 19, 1979 (Cannes Film Festival)
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Aug 15, 1979 (limited) | — | R |
| United Kingdom | Dec 18, 1979 | — | 15 |
| Canada | Aug 15, 1979 (limited) | — | R |
| Australia | Nov 15, 1979 | — | R 18+ |
| China | May 19, 1979 (limited) | — | — |
| France | Sep 26, 1979 | — | TP |
| Germany | Oct 4, 1979 | — | 16 |
| Denmark | Oct 26, 1979 | — | 15 |
| Sweden | Oct 26, 1979 | — | 15 |
| Greece | Nov 1, 1979 | — | K-17 |
| Netherlands | Nov 1, 1979 | — | 16 |
| Spain | Nov 7, 1979 | — | 18 |
| New Zealand | Nov 15, 1979 | — | R18 |
| Belgium | Dec 13, 1979 | — | 16 |
| Finland | Dec 14, 1979 | — | K-16 |
| Brazil | Dec 16, 1979 | — | 16 |
| Italy | Dec 18, 1979 | — | VM14 |
| Norway | Dec 19, 1979 | — | 15 |
| Ireland | Dec 21, 1979 | — | 18 |
| Colombia | Dec 25, 1979 | — | 18 |
| Japan | Feb 23, 1980 | — | — |
| South Africa | Mar 19, 1980 | — | 16 |
| Mexico | Mar 20, 1980 | — | C |
| Portugal | Mar 21, 1980 | — | M/18 |
| Hong Kong | Mar 27, 1980 | — | IIB |
| Argentina | Apr 3, 1980 | — | 18 |
| Philippines | Apr 8, 1980 | — | R-18 |
| Hungary | Apr 24, 1980 | — | 16 |
| Thailand | Aug 8, 1980 | — | — |
| Uruguay | Sep 19, 1980 | — | — |
| Peru | Dec 1, 1980 | — | 18 |
| Iceland | Jul 8, 1981 | — | 16 |
| South Korea | Jun 4, 1988 | — | 18 |
| Czechia | Feb 15, 1996 | — | 18+ |
| Switzerland | May 23, 2001 | — | 16 |
| Israel | Oct 4, 2001 | — | — |
| Poland | Jul 11, 2003 | — | 16 |
| Türkiye | Aug 8, 2008 | — | 18+ |
| Lithuania | May 15, 2018 | — | N-16 |
| Russia | Apr 11, 2019 | Feb 5, 2025 | 18+ |
| Taiwan | May 11, 2019 | — | R-18 |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
Apocalypse Now Trailer
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