Apocalypse Now: Final Cut - 40th Anniversary 6 Disc Edition (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital)
Experience Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary Vietnam War epic in its most expansive home release with Apocalypse Now: Final Cut – 40th Anniversary 6-Disc Edition (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital). Newly restored from the original negative, this edition presents Coppola’s award-winning masterpiece in stunning 4K UHD with premium picture and immersive sound, plus an extensive bonus archive and multiple feature-length versions of the film.
Apocalypse Now follows Army Captain Willard (Martin Sheen), a troubled man sent upriver into Cambodia on a dangerous odyssey to assassinate renegade Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has succumbed to the horrors of war and entrenched himself in a remote outpost. A hypnotic descent into madness and moral collapse, the film is widely regarded as one of cinema’s defining war epics.
Three Versions of the Film
- Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut
- Apocalypse Now: The Theatrical Cut
- Apocalypse Now Redux (Extended Cut)
4K Presentation & Restoration Notes
- Restored from the original negative (scanned for the first time for this release)
- Extensive frame-by-frame cleaning and restoration work completed over a long restoration cycle
- Dolby Vision HDR presentation
- Dolby Atmos immersive mix
- Includes additional premium audio presentation elements referenced as Meyer Sound Laboratories “Sensual Sound” enhancements (as described for this edition)
Awards & Recognition
- Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, won 2 (Best Cinematography, Best Sound)
- Won Palme d’Or (Cannes)
- Won 2 BAFTAs (Best Direction, Best Supporting Actor)
Special Features
- Intro by Francis Ford Coppola
- Audio commentary by Coppola
- Interview with John Milius
- Conversation with Martin Sheen and Coppola
- “Fred Roos: Casting Apocalypse” featurette
- The Mercury Theatre on the Air: Heart of Darkness (1938 broadcast)
- “The Hollow Men” featurette
- “Monkey Sampan” lost scene + additional scenes
- “Destruction of the Kurtz Compound” end credits
- “The Birth of 5.1 Sound” featurette
- “Ghost Helicopter Flyover” sound effects demonstration
- “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 Coppola” featurette
- “PBR Streetgang” featurette
- “The Color Palette of Apocalypse Now” featurette
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (with optional commentary by Francis & Eleanor Coppola)
- NEW: Tribeca Film Festival Q&A with Coppola and Steven Soderbergh
- NEW: Never-before-seen B-roll footage
- NEW: Apocalypse Now Dolby featurette (HD)
- NEW: History of Apocalypse Now on Home Video (HD)
- John Milius script excerpt with Coppola notes (still gallery)
- Storyboard collection
- Photo archives (including unit photography and Mary Ellen Mark photography)
- Marketing archive: teaser/trailers, radio spots, theatrical program, lobby cards/press kit photos, poster gallery, Redux trailer
