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.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
🎬 The Stump Report: as a Plot Hole daily this film stumped 44% of 314 players — difficulty rated Hard, harder than 68% of every film we've run.
💰 Earned $150M on a $31.5M budget — a 4.8× return.
🏆 Won 2 Oscars. 21 wins & 33 nominations total.
🤝 One of 4 films pairing Francis Ford Coppola with Frederic Forrest.
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