Apocalypse Now (1979) 🎬 Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece on the Vietnam War follows Captain Willard on a perilous journey upriver to assassinate Colonel Kurtz, a rogue officer worshiped like a god in the jungle. The film is both brutal and surreal, exposing the madness of war and the darkness within the human soul. Apocalypse Now won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and 2 Academy Awards (Cinematography, Sound), securing its place as one of the greatest war films ever made.