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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Country
USA
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Year
1979
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Genre
War
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- Apocalypse Now Redux Alternative
Introduction
“Apocalypse Now is the best Vietnam film, one of the greatest of all films, because it pushes beyond the others, into the dark places of the soul.”
Roger Ebert, The Great Movies, 2002
Shy of controversy, Hollywood steered clear of tackling the war in Vietnam until the conflict was over. In the late 1970s, emboldened by the critical successes of his two Godfather films, Francis Ford Coppola famously spent a vast amount of time and money in the jungles of Southeast Asia to bring to life the story of an American officer (Martin Sheen), sent up river to bring the wayward, megalomaniac Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) to ground.
The troubled production – beset by a typhoon, a heart attack (Sheen’s) and the perils of excess – has entered film-making lore, but the resulting film rivals Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 (1968) for its hallucinatory visuals and grandness of conception. Coppola defined its uniquely unhinged genius best: “My film is not about Vietnam, it is Vietnam.”
Coppola was part inspired by Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972), an equally visionary going-up-river tale of madness and obsession in the jungle.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
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Lt Colonel Bill Kilgore
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Captain Benjamin L. Willard
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'Chef' Hicks
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Chief Phillips
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Lance B. Johnson
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'Clean'
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photo journalist
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General Corman
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Colonel Lucas
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civilian
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Captain Richard Colby
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first MP sergeant
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Kilgore's gunner
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Mike from San Diego
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injured soldier
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supply sergeant
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Playmate of the year
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Playmate
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Playmate
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soldier in trench
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Lt Carlsen
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soldier with suitcase
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machine gunner
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Roach
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spotter
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second MP sergeant
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AFRS announcer
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major from New Jersey
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Catholic priest
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agent
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voice of 'Clean's mother
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Johnny from Malibu
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helicopter pilot
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Montagnard tribesmen
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Hubert DeMarais [R]
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Roxanne Sarrault [R]
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Philippe DeMarais [R]
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Gaston DeMarais [R]
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Christian DeMarais [R]
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Claudine [R]
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the tutor [R]
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Sergeant LeFevre [R]
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Francis DeMarais [R]
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Gilles DeMarais [R]
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French soldier 1 [R]
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French soldier 2 [R]
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[TV director]
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[TV cameraman]
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[TV crew member]
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[helicopter pilot]
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[Captain Benjamin J. Willard - replaced]
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Credits
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Direction:
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Director
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Assistant Director
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Assistant Director (2nd)
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Assistant Director (Additional)
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Script Supervisor
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Script Supervisor
Production:
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Production Company
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Producer
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Produced by [R]
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Produced by [R]
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Co-produced by
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Co-produced by
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Co-produced by
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Co-produced by [R]
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Associate Producer
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Production Executive
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Production Manager
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Production Manager
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Documentarian
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Production Co-ordinator
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Production Co-ordinator
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Production Controller
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Assistant Production Controller
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Production Accountant
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Location Co-ordinator
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Post-production Co-ordinator
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Post-production Co-ordinator
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Post-production Co-ordinator (Foreign)
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Special Assistant to the Producer
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Executive Assistant
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Executive Assistant
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US/Canadian Producer's Representative
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Foreign Producer's Representative
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US Production Secretary
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Hemisphere Productions [Representative]
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Hemisphere Productions [Representative]
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
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Omni Zoetrope Staff
Casting:
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Casting
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Casting
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Casting (Montagnard Tribesmen)
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Casting (Philippines)
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Casting (Philippines)
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Casting (Assistant)
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Casting (Assistant)
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Casting (Assistant)
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Casting (Assistant)
Writing:
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Written by
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Written by
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Written by [R]
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[Based on the novel by]
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Narration [Written] by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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2nd Unit Director of Photography
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Insert Director of Photography
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Supervising Colour Technician
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Supervising Colour Technician
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Aerial Cameraman
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Assistant [Aerial] Cameraman
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Camera Operator
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Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
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Camera Operator (Insert)
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Camera Assistant
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Camera Assistant
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Camera Assistant
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Camera Assistant
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Camera Assistant
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Gaffer
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Key Grip
Stills:
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Stills Photography
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Stills Photography
Special Effects:
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Special Effects Co-ordinator
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Special Effects Co-ordinator
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects Man
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Special Effects
Editing:
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Supervising Editor
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Editor
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Editor
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Editor
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Additional Editor
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Additional Editor
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Editor [R]
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Associate Editor
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Assistant Editor (1st)
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Apprentice Editor
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Avid Assistant [R]
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Apprentice Editor [R]
Design:
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Production Designer
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Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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Set Decorator
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Set Artist
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Production Illustrator
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Production Illustrator
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Sculptor
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Property Master
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Assistant Property Master
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Assistant Property Master
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Assistant Property Master
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Assistant Property Master
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Leadman
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Construction Co-ordinator
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Construction Foreman
Costumes:
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Costume Supervisor
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Costumer
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Costumer
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Costumer
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Costumer
Make-up:
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Make-up
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Make-up
Titles:
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Titles
Film processing:
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Opticals
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Opticals
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Opticals
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Colour Timer [R]
Music:
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Music
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Music
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[Assistant to Carmine Coppola]
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Percussion Bsd Score for Added Scenes by
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Master Synthesist
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Synthesist
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Synthesist
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Synthesist
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Synthesist
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Synthesist
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E.V.I. Soloist Guitarist
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Percussion Based Score
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Music Performed by
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Music Performed by
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Music Performed by
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Music Performed by
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Music Performed by
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Music Performed by
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Music Performed by
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Music Arrangement [R]
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Music Producer
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Music Production Assistant
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Music Production Assistant
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Music Editor
Choreography:
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Playmate Show Choreography
Sound:
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Production Recordist
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Production Recordist
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Re-recordist
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Re-recordist
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Re-recordist
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Re-recordist
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Re-recordist
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Post-production Recordist
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Supervising Sound Editor [R]
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Negative Cutter [R]
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Sound Montage/Design
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Supervising Sound Editor
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Sound Editor
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Sound Editor
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Sound Editor
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Sound Editor
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Sound Editor [R]
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Assistant Sound Editor [R]
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Assistant Sound Editor [R]
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Apprentice Sound Editor [R]
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Sound Intern [R]
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Negative Cutter [R]
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Apprentice Sound Editor
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Apprentice Sound Editor
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Apprentice Sound Editor
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Apprentice Sound Editor
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Apprentice Sound Editor
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Apprentice Sound Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Sound Effects Editor [R]
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ADR (Editor)[R]
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Foley (Editor)[R]
Stunts:
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stuntman
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Stuntman
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Stuntman
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Stuntman
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Fixed Wing Pilot
Consultant:
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Marine Co-ordinator
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Marine Co-ordinator
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Marine Co-ordinator
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Aerial Co-ordinator
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Aerial Co-ordinator
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Creative Consultant
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US Production Liaison/Research
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Philippine Military Liaison
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Military Adviser
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Military Adviser
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Military Adviser
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Military Adviser
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Military Adviser
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Military Adviser
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Military Adviser
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Philippine Department of Tourism
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Transportation Co-ordinator
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Transportation Co-ordinator
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Archivist [R]
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Archivist [R]
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AZ Facility Staff [R]
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AZ Facility Staff [R]
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AZ Facility Staff [R]
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AZ Facility Staff [R]
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AZ Facility Staff [R]
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AZ Facility Staff [R]
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AZ Facility Staff [R]
Publicity:
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Campaign Co-ordinator
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Marketing Director
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Foreign Publicity Co-ordinator
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