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An even more significant result from the reports of Rheault’s actions had ripple effects that continue in today’s headlines: Marlon Brando as Colonel Walter Kurtz, a highly decorated United States Army Special Forces officer with the 5th Special Forces Group who goes rogue. He runs his own military unit based in Cambodia and is feared as much by the U.S. military as by the North Vietnamese, Viet Cong and Khmer Rouge. He added: “This gives me hope. We can afford methods which are, from the ruling market ideology, a catastrophe, and we can survive it.” Arthur Hodister (1847–1892), who Conrad's biographer Norman Sherry has argued served as one of the sources of inspiration for Kurtz Carr, Robert (1995). "The New Man in the Jungle: Chaos, Community, and the Margins of the Nation-State." Callaloo, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 133-56.

Murfin, Ross C., ed. (1989). Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness. A Case Study in Contemporary Criticism. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-00761-4. A corrective impulse to impose one's rule characterizes Kurtz's writings which were discovered by Marlow during his journey, where he rants on behalf of the so-called "International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs" about his supposedly altruistic and sentimental reasons to civilise the "savages"; one document ends with a dark proclamation to "Exterminate all the brutes!". [15] The "International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs" is interpreted as a sarcastic reference to one of the participants at the Berlin Conference, the International Association of the Congo (also called " International Congo Society"). [16] [17] The predecessor to this organisation was the " International Association for the Exploration and Civilization of Central Africa".

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Milius says the classic line "Charlie don't surf" was inspired by a comment Ariel Sharon made during the Six-Day War, when he went skin diving after capturing enemy territory and announced, "We're eating their fish". He says the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" just came to him. [47]

Jerry Ziesmer as Jerry Moore, a C.I.A. agent who sits in on Willard's initial briefing. His only line in the film is " terminate with extreme prejudice". Ziesmer was also the film's assistant director. Anna Cymer (November 21, 2006). "Chris Niedenthal - '13/12. Polska stanu wojennego' ". fotal.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on May 16, 2009 . Retrieved June 20, 2023. Ambivalent, Willard joins a U.S. Navy river patrol boat (PBR) commanded by Chief Petty Officer Phillips, with crewmen Lance, "Chef" and "Mr. Clean" to quietly navigate up the Nùng River to Kurtz's outpost. Before reaching the coastal mouth of the Nùng, they rendezvous with the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment—a helicopter-borne air assault unit of the elite 1st Cavalry Division, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore—to discuss safe passage. Kilgore is initially uncooperative, as he has not received word about their mission through normal channels, but he becomes more engaged after discovering that Lance is a well-known surfer. The commander is an avid surfer himself and agrees to escort them through the Nùng's Viet Cong-held coastal mouth. The helicopter squadron, playing " Ride of the Valkyries" on loudspeakers, raids at dawn with a napalm strike. Before Kilgore can lure Lance out to surf on the newly conquered beach, Willard gathers the sailors to the PBR to continue their mission. The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. The New York Times via Internet Archive. Published April 29, 2003. Retrieved June 12, 2008. Mikel Reparaz (30 July 2007). "The Darkness". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.

Sweeping Cannes". Time. June 4, 1979. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008 . Retrieved November 22, 2008. Travers, Steven Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now, McFarland 2016, ISBN 978-1-4766-6425-5

Sam Bottoms as Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Lance B. Johnson, a former professional surfer from Orange County, California. In the bridge scene, he mentions having taken LSD. As the film progresses Lance scene by scene becomes more and more strung out on drugs to the point that his grip on reality fades to almost nothing, and he becomes completely silent in the last act of the film. At the same time he becomes entranced by the Montagnard tribe and participates in the sacrifice ritual. Chitwood, Adam (10 April 2017). "James Gray Says His Sci-Fi Movie 'Ad Astra' Starts Filming This Summer with Brad Pitt". Collider. Complex Media Inc. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021 . Retrieved 19 September 2017. Prix et nominations: César 1980". Allocine. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020 . Retrieved August 5, 2020. Curtler, Hugh (March 1997). "Achebe on Conrad: Racism and Greatness in Heart of Darkness". Conradiana. 29 (1): 30–40. In 1890, at the age of 32, Conrad was appointed by a Belgian trading company to serve on one of its steamers. While sailing up the Congo River from one station to another, the captain became ill and Conrad assumed command. He guided the ship up the tributary Lualaba River to the trading company's innermost station, Kindu, in Eastern Congo Free State; Marlow has similar experiences to the author. [5]

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Clark, Susan Storer (8 June 2011). "State of Wonder | Washington Independent Review of Books". www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com . Retrieved 26 February 2023. Spangler, Todd (January 25, 2017). " "Apocalypse Now" Video Game in Works From Francis Ford Coppola". Variety. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017 . Retrieved January 25, 2017. Scott, A. O. (3 August 2001). "Aching Heart of Darkness". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012 . Retrieved 29 September 2008. The way the film ends now, with Brando's fuzzy, brooding monologues and the final violence, feels much more satisfactory than any conventional ending possibly could. Apocalypse Now (1979)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020 . Retrieved June 17, 2020.