Amazon Prime subscribers can now stream Apocalypse Now, widely hailed as one of the greatest war films ever made. The 1979 psychological epic, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is set during the Vietnam War and follows Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) on a mission to assassinate the rogue Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando).
The film is a loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, using a river journey from South Vietnam to Cambodia as a descent into the human psyche. The cast includes Robert Duvall as a surfing-obsessed Air Cavalry officer and Dennis Hopper as a crazed photographer.
Apocalypse Now won multiple awards, including the Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for Best Director. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 90% critics' score and a 94% audience rating. IMDb ranks it number one on its list of the Top 25 Greatest War Movies of All Time.
Critics have praised the film as a ‘masterpiece’ and a ‘humane exploration of a most inhumane topic’. Viewers have described it as ‘top-notch’ with ‘masterful direction’ and ‘stunning visuals’.
