Apocalypse Now

1979 · Movies · 2h 27m · Drama, War

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Major character dies

Downer ending

How it ends

Willard assassinates Kurtz and leaves the chaos behind, embodying the horror of war.

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Overview

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.