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Apocalypse Now

1979 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
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Summary

Apocalypse Now is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71,334 views/month, #228 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], Academy Award for Best Sound[4], Palme d'Or[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
  • Director: Francis Ford Coppola[7]
  • Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola[8], Michael Herr[9], John Milius[10]
  • Composer: Carmine Coppola[11], Francis Ford Coppola[12]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[13]
  • Genre: war film[14], action film[15], drama film[16], thriller film[17], epic film[18], war drama[19], horror film[20], psychological horror film[21], psychological thriller film[22], adventure film[23], psychological drama film[24], satirical film[25]
  • Based on: Heart of Darkness[26]
  • Cast member: Marlon Brando[27], Robert Duvall[28], Frederic Forrest[29], Albert Hall[30], Dennis Hopper[31], Francis Ford Coppola[32], Vittorio Storaro[33], Sam Bottoms[34], G. D. Spradlin[35], Colleen Camp[36], Laurence Fishburne[37], Scott Glenn[38], Harrison Ford[39], Christian Marquand[40]
  • Producer: Francis Ford Coppola[41]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[42]
  • Production company: American Zoetrope[43]
  • Director of photography: Vittorio Storaro[44]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[45]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[46]
  • Commons category: Apocalypse Now[47]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[48]
  • Review score: 9.1/10[49], 91%[50], 94/100[51]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Apocalypse Now include Apocalypse Cow[52], a television series episode[53], directed by Nancy Kruse[54].

Why It Matters

Apocalypse Now has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

It has been cited as an influence by The Sympathizer[57], a literary work[58], written by Viet Thanh Nguyen[59].

Entities named for it include Apocalypse Cow[52], a television series episode[53], directed by Nancy Kruse[54].

FAQs

What awards did Apocalypse Now receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[3], Academy Award for Best Sound[4], Palme d'Or[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Who did Apocalypse Now influence?

Apocalypse Now has been cited as an influence by The Sympathizer[57].

Related Entities

Cambodia Charlie Sheen Dennis Hopper film Francis Ford Coppola Frederic Forrest Harrison Ford Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad Laurence Fishburne Marlon Brando Martin Sheen Museum of Modern Art Netflix Philippines R. Lee Ermey Robert Duvall Scott Glenn United States Vietnam Vittorio Storaro

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  21. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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