Apocalypse Now (1979) Cast | Then And Now 1979-2021

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Apocalypse Now (1979) Cast | Then And Now 1979-2021

Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz:
Upon release, Apocalypse Now earned critical acclaim, as did Brando's performance. His whispering of Kurtz's final words "The horror! The horror!", has become particularly famous. Roger Ebert, writing in the Chicago Sun-Times, defended the movie's controversial denouement, opining that the ending, "with Brando's fuzzy, brooding monologues and the final violence, feels much more satisfactory than any conventional ending possibly could.

Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore:
His character is a composite of several characters including Colonel John Stockton, General James F. Hollingsworth, and George Patton IV, also a West Point officer whom Robert Duvall knew. Duvall reports that he was upset that a scene where Kilgore saves the life of a Vietnamese baby during the beach assault was cut by Coppola, as he felt that it added to the complexity of his character.

Martin Sheen as U.S. Army Captain Benjamin Willard:
The opening scene—which features Willard staggering around his hotel room, culminating in him punching a mirror—was filmed on Sheen's 36th birthday when he was heavily intoxicated. The mirror that he broke was not a prop and caused his hand to bleed profusely, but he insisted on continuing the scene, despite Coppola's concerns.