Apocalypse Now (1979)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
During the Vietnam War, a burned-out army captain is sent by patrol boat up a long jungle river into Cambodia to find a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among local fighters.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Willard's hotel room≈ 00:02:00Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), VietnamStated on screen
Drunk and falling apart in his hotel room, Willard waits for a mission.
- 2Intelligence briefing≈ 00:10:00Nha Trang, VietnamInferred
Officers order Willard to find Colonel Kurtz and terminate his command 'with extreme prejudice'.
- 3Kilgore's beach attack≈ 00:25:00Mouth of the Nung River (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
Kilgore's air cavalry storms a coastal village to Wagner so Lance can surf and the boat can enter the river.
- 4Playboy show≈ 00:55:00Hau Phat supply depot (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The crew refuel at a supply depot where a Playboy show ends in a riot.
- 5Do Lung Bridge (fictional)≈ 01:30:00Stated on screenFictional
- 6Arrival≈ 02:00:00Kurtz's compound (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 7Temple≈ 02:15:00Kurtz's compound (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 753 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 7
- Boat: 432 km
- Helicopter: 321 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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