Product Description
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Newly restored from the original negative, experience Francis
Ford Cla's award winning contemplation on the Vietnam War in
high definition 4k UHD with this extended 40th anniversary
release.
Review
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A never-before-seen and newly restored cut of Francis Ford
Cla’s spectacular cinematic masterpiece in a way which the
director believes “looks better than it has ever looked and
sounds better than it has ever sounded”.
Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards (including Best
Picture) and won 2 Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Best
Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor and
the Palme d’Or in Cannes. Starring Academy Award winner Marlon
Brando (1972, Best Actor, The Godher), Academy Award winner
Robert Duvall (1983, Best Actor, Tender Mercies), Golden Globe
winner Martin Sheen (2001, Best Actor – TV Series, “The West
Wing”), Academy Award nominee Dennis Hopper (1986, Best
Supporting Actor, Hoosiers), Academy Award nominee Laurence
Fishburne (1993, Best Actor, What’s Love Got to Do with It), and
Academy Award nominee Harrison Ford (1985, Best Actor, Witness),
the film follows Army Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a troubled
man sent on a dangerous and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to
assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Marlon
Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded
himself in a remote outpost.
The best visual and sound technologies have been used to present
Cla’s true vision of the film: one that delivers deep,
visceral visual and auditory impact. “The audience will be able
to see, hear and feel this film how I always hoped it could
be-from the first ‘bang’ to the final whimper” said the
film-maker. All three versions of this film are available on this
release including Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Apocalypse Now:
Theatrical Cut, and Apocalypse Now Redux Extended Cut.
Restored from the original negative for the first time ever,
Apocalypse Now Final Cut is Cla’s most complete version of
his multi-awarded classic. This is the first time the original
negative has ever been scanned and over 11 months and 2,700 hours
were spent on cleaning and restoring the film’s 300,173 frames.
Brought to life through ultra-vivid picture quality with Dolby
Vision, delivering spectacular colours never before seen on a
screen, with highlights that are up to 40 times brighter and
blacks that are 10 times darker. It has also been mixed in Dolby
Atmos to offer a truly immersive sound experience and it has been
enhanced Meyer Sound Laboratories’ newly developed Sound,
a technology engineered to output audio below the limits of human
hearing.
Extras:
Intro by Francis Ford Cla
Audio Commentary by Director Francis Ford Cla
An Interview with John Milius
A Conversation with Martin Sheen and Francis Ford Cla
“Fred Roos: Casting Apocalypse” Featurette
The Mercury Theatre on the Air: Heart of Darkness – November 6,
1938
“The Hollow Men” Featurette o Monkey Sampan “Lost Scene” o
Additional Scenes
“Destruction of the Kurtz Compound” End Credits
“The Birth of 5.1 Sound” Featurette
“Ghost Helicopter Flyover” Sound Effects Demonstration
“The Synthesizer Soundtrack” Article by Bob Moog
“A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now”
Featurette
“Heard Any Good Movies Lately? The Sound Design of Apocalypse
Now” Featurette
“The Final Mix” Featurette
“2001 Cannes Film Festival: Francis Ford Cla” Featurette
“PBR Streetgang” Featurette o “The Color Palette of Apocalypse
Now” Featurette
Disc Credits
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (with Optional Audio
Commentary by Francis and Eleanor Cla)
NEW: Tribeca Film Festival Q and A with Francis Ford Cla and
Steven Soderbergh
NEW: Never-Before-Seen B-Roll Footage o NEW: Apocalypse Now Dolby
featurette (HD)
NEW: A history of Apocalypse Now on Home Video (HD) o John Milius
Script Excerpt with Francis Cla Notes (Still Gallery)
Storyboard Collection
Photo Archive Unit Photography, Mary Ellen Mark Photography
Marketing Archive, 1979 Teaser Trailer, 1979 Theatrical Trailer,
1979 Radio Spots, 1979 Theatrical Program, Lobby Card and Press
Kit Photos, Gallery, Apocalypse Now Redux Trailer