Apocalypse Now Final Cut, Francis Ford Coppola’s exhilarating masterpiece returns to the big screen in all its cinematic glory with a brand-new 4K, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision version.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Oscar-winning Vietnam cult war epic, Gravel Road Distribution Group is releasing a special, never-before-seen cut, restored with breath-taking realism by Coppola himself, to the highest and finest audio and visual standards, for a truly visceral cinematic experience.
Forty years after its original release, South African audiences will get the chance to experience Apocalypse Now Final Cut in a way the director believes “looks better than it has ever looked and sounds better than it has ever sounded”. Coppola says that he is “thrilled beyond measure to present the best version of the film to the world.”
Restored from the original negative
The Apocalypse Now Final Cut release date at seven IMAX theatres in Gauteng, the Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal is 23 to 29 August, 2019.
Restored from the original negative for the first time ever, Apocalypse Now Final Cut is Coppola’s most complete version of his multi-awarded classic, a haunting journey into madness that fascinated generations of movie lovers.
Ranked as one of the best films of all time, the film stars Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, G.D. Spradlin, Dennis Hopper, Sam Bottoms and Frederic Forrest.
An unforgettable, phenomenal award-winner
Apocalypse Now was nominated for 8 Academy Awards® (including Best Picture) and won 2 Academy Awards® for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 2 BAFTAs for Best Direction and Best Best Supporting Actor and the Palme d’Or in Cannes. Starring Academy Award winner Marlon Brando (1972, Best Actor, The Godfather), Academy Award winner Robert Duvall (1983, Best Actor, Tender Mercies), Golden Globewinner 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 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 Coppola’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 Coppola.
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. The Apocalypse Now Final Cut restoration has been 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.
Apocalypse Now Final Cut has been mixed in Dolby Atmos® to offer a truly immersive sound experience and it has been enhanced Meyer Sound Laboratories’ newly developed Sensual SoundTM, a technology engineered to output audio below the limits of human hearing.
The film screens at SA IMAX theatres: Bay West, Cape Gate, Cradlestone Mall, Eastgate, Gateway, the Grove and Mall of Africa.
What: Apocalypse Now Final Cut 2019
When: 23 to 29 August, 2019
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