( 1970 ), Patton ( 1970 ), and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ), which all show the trials and hardships of war, are still considered classic war films.

Another example is Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now Redux, which, like the original film, polarized the audience, with some fans considering the original version to be the definitive cut.

He was unable to build on his success for several years, until a featured role in Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) brought him attention.

He next directed Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ), notorious for its overlong and strenuous production, but critically acclaimed for its vivid and stark depiction of the Vietnam War, winning the Palme d ' Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.

Coppola would later use Morrison's well-known song " The End " in Apocalypse Now.

Following the success of The Godfather, The Conversation and The Godfather Part II, Coppola began filming Apocalypse Now, an adaptation of Conrad ’ s Heart of Darkness set in Cambodia during the Vietnam War ( Coppola himself briefly appears as a TV news director ).

The 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, directed by Eleanor Coppola ( Francis's wife ), Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper, chronicles the difficulties the crew went through making Apocalypse Now, and features behind-the-scenes footage filmed by Eleanor.

After filming Apocalypse Now, Coppola famously stated: " We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.

In 2001, Coppola re-released Apocalypse Now as Apocalypse Now Redux, restoring several sequences lost from the original 1979 cut of the film, thereby expanding its length to 200 minutes.

Apocalypse Now marked the end of the golden phase of Coppola's career.

It was the first box-office success for Coppola since Apocalypse Now.

His father Carmine, a composer and professional musician, co-wrote much of the music in The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and Apocalypse Now.

Four of Coppola's films-The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now and Patton featured in WGAW's list of 101 greatest screenplays ever.

Three of his films feature in AFI's 100 Years … 100 Movies: The Godfather (# 2 ), Apocalypse Now (# 28 ) and The Godfather Part II (# 32 ).

The most famous adaptation is Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 motion picture Apocalypse Now, which moves the story from the Congo to Vietnam and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

He finished out the decade of the 1970s with his controversial performance as Colonel Walter Kurtz in another Coppola film, Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ), a box office hit for which he was highly paid and that helped finance his career layoff during the 1980s.

Brando starred as Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now.

" Similarly, Louie Kemp, in his article for Jewish Journal, wrote: " You might remember him as Don Vito Corleone, Stanley Kowalski or the eerie Col. Walter E. Kurtz in " Apocalypse Now ," but I remember Marlon Brando as a mensch and a personal friend of the Jewish people when they needed it most.

* The Apocalypse Now Sessions: The Rhythm Devils Play River Music ( 1980 ) – The Rhythm Devils

* After its initial release, Paramount bought the worldwide distribution rights to Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now ( on behalf of Coppola's company American Zoetrope ).

Her first appearance in a U. S. movie would have been in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ), but her scenes — a long sequence where Captain Willard ( Martin Sheen ) meets French former colonists — were eventually cut from the film and only restored in 2001 in the Redux version.

* Martin Donovan — crossing guard Kenneth G. Keegan who passes messages between Big Pete and Ellen in " Apocalypse Pete "; also Smith (" Smitty "), a security guard whom Little Pete and Petunia distract in " Space, Geeks, and Johnny Unitas.

* There is a brief reference to ' Operation Arc Light ' in the film Apocalypse Now by the character " Captain Willard ", played by Martin Sheen.

Among his film credits are One on One ( 1977 ) ( as an authoritarian basketball coach ), Apocalypse Now ( as the general who assigns Martin Sheen's character to the search mission ).

Its restoration by Tate conservator Sarah Maisey, reveals that the original paintwork was in near pristine condition ; a large area of missing canvas has been repainted by Maisey using techniques that were not available in 1973 as she describes on page 113 of the exhibition catalogue John Martin: Apocalypse ( 2011 ).

* Barbara C. Morden John Martin: Apocalypse Now! Northumbria Press, November, 2010.

Part Deux — A Filmmaker's Apology, the mockumentary parodied Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, the 1991 documentary about the making of the film Apocalypse Now ( which starred Charlie Sheen's father and co-star in the film, Martin Sheen ).

Part Deux, Martin and Charlie Sheen briefly encounter each other in a scene parodying both Apocalypse Now and Platoon and comment to each other about their respective performance in Wall Street.

* A sketch in a 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Martin Sheen, satirized the troubled production of Apocalypse Now uses " The End " in a similar manner as the actual film.

The producers selected Martin Sheen to voice the character because they admired his performance in Apocalypse Now and felt his voice would be appropriate for a Vietnam veteran.

It was kind of like an Apocalypse Now / Martin Sheen type of thing.

The term was used in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, in which Martin Sheen's character, Captain Willard, is ordered by Jerry, a man in civilian attire ( presumably CIA, played by Jerry Ziesmer ) to " terminate the command " of the allegedly insane Colonel Kurtz ( played by Marlon Brando ) with " extreme prejudice.

In all these productions, Warner has worked with writer and comedian Mark Gatiss of the League of Gentlemen, and plays a guest role in the League's 2005 feature film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.

and the 1979 Academy Award winning war film Apocalypse Now, where the 1 / 9 Air Cavalry regiment plays the piece of music on helicopter-mounted loudspeakers during their assault on a Vietnamese village.

The death knight also plays a prominent role in the module Apocalypse Stone ( 2000 ), one of the final products of 2nd edition.

The Crystal plays a prominent role in several major storylines, including the Dark Phoenix Saga and the Age of Apocalypse.

Since then, her performed plays have included Criminology ( 2007 ) with Tom Wright in the Merlyn Theatre at the Malthouse, Apocalypse Bear Trilogy ( 2009 ) at the Melbourne Theatre Company Lawler Studio as part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival, and The Mysteries Project: Genesis ( 2009 ) with Hilary Bell at the Sydney Theatre Company Wharf 2.

* Captain / Commander Raldeth from The Sirens of Time, The Apocalypse Element and Gallifrey: Appropriation

Cast as Captain Willard in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, Keitel was involved with the first week of principal photography in the Philippines.

Xander next finds himself in a reenactment of the Apocalypse Now scene between a captive Captain Benjamin Willard and Colonel Walter Kurtz, with Principal Snyder as Kurtz.

* Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) as Captain Richard M. Colby

Frederic Forrest's character Jay ' Chef ' Hicks in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now informs the protagonist Captain Benjamin Willard that he was " raised to be a saucier ".