{"id":8779,"date":"2010-08-02T03:50:03","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T02:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2010-08-02T03:50:03","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T02:50:03","slug":"apocalypse-now-on-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/08\/02\/apocalypse-now-on-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Apocalypse Now on Blu-ray"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Details have been announced for the Blu-ray release of Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s Apocalypse Now<\/a><\/strong> in two different versions on October 19th.<\/p>\n

Although this is the US release date, a UK and worldwide release should be confirmed relatively soon.<\/p>\n

The epic about a US army captain (Martin Sheen) sent to assassinate a rogue colonel gone native deep in the jungle (Marlon Brando) is one of the great films of the 1970s and a vivid depiction of the insanity of the Vietnam War<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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There will be a regular 2-disc set and a more comprehensive Full Disclosure edition which includes George Hickenlooper\u2019s memorable making of documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse<\/a> (1991), which will also be in 1080p.<\/p>\n

The package will include the original 1979 theatrical cut and the extended Apocalypse Now Redux version<\/a> (released back in 2001) and both will be presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio<\/a> of 2.35:1.<\/p>\n

For previous DVD releases cinematographer Vittorio Storaro<\/a> made the curious decision to modify it to 2.00:1 (the Univisium<\/a> format), which he thinks should be a universal ratio for all films.<\/p>\n

But now audiences will be able to see the film in high definition as well as in its original theatrical aspect ratio for the first time.<\/p>\n

The extras for the two editions break down like this:<\/p>\n

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