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Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Apocalypse Now
R
Drama
Documentary
War
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Release Date
August 15, 1979
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Cast
Marlon Brando , Martin Sheen , Robert Duvall , Frederic Forrest , Sam Bottoms , Laurence Fishburne
Runtime
153 minutes
Main Genre
Drama
Studio
UA
Writers
Joseph Conrad , John Milius , Francis Ford Coppola , Michael Herr
Tagline
This is the end...

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