Cinematic background from Apocalypse Now 1979 - 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.
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A helicopter flying over a boat in a body of water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of men sitting on the ground in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a military uniform holding a rifle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of men in green uniforms standing next to a fire pit; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A body of water at sunset with a tree in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting in front of a fire holding a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person sitting on the ground; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a military uniform wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a red bandana on his head and sunglasses on; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with bald head reading a newspaper while sitting in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person sitting at a dinner table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with bald head sitting in front of a book; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a painting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man wearing a military uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An aerial view of an industrial area near a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person holding a cigarette in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person sitting on a boat holding a banana; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Two soldiers are standing in a field with smoke coming out of the ground; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A boat in a body of water near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of soldiers walking in front of a church; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a beard is standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man running across a brick walkway near a beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting in front of a body of water; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a camera in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a hat is holding a cell phone in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people on canoes on a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person leaning on a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people standing in a room with guns; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting on the ground smoking a cigarette; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman with a pearl necklace is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person with a green shirt on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A bald man reading a newspaper while a young boy looks on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people standing around a man reading a book; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person with a crowd in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man holding a gun while standing in a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a military uniform wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people standing on steps next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman wearing a necklace is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a camera in his hand and a man with a camera in his other hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people on boats in a body of water with palm trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man wearing a military uniform and a helmet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A large group of people in army fatigues; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A shirtless man with a leaf hat on his head; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of helicopters flying in the sky at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a face paint sitting in the back of a boat in the water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man's face with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting on a boat in the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman is smoking a cigarette in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a painted face is standing in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a green hat and a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person with green eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A boat is in the middle of the water near a burning oil field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a bald head is reading a book; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person with their head in their hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man holding a pair of binoculars while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man holding a cat while standing next to a machine gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A bald man sitting in a dark room with a cell phone in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting on the ground looking at a camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A boat with a clock on it going down a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A shirtless man sitting next to a boat in the water; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a body of water covered in mud; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person's face with a plant in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A boat is in the water on the beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting in a boat on the water taking a picture; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man standing in front of a forest fire; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man's face in front of a waterfall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a beard and a red bandanna is holding a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people sitting around a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man holding a gun while standing in front of a fire; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of men in green fatigues are on the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An aerial view of a river and a beach area; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a hat and a shirt standing next to a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people sitting next to a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A boat in a body of water near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people sitting around a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Two men standing in the sand looking at a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting in a boat smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of men sitting around a fire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man standing in front of a group of candles; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man wearing a helmet in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting on a couch wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a military uniform wearing a hat and looking down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man walking across a wooden bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A boat sailing on a body of water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman with a dark background looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man wearing a black hat and a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a beard wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Apocalypse Now” (1979), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle