What's the Difference between Heart of Darkness the Book and Apocalypse Now the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Charlie Marlow
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Captain Benjamin L. Willard
Portrayed by: Martin Sheen
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Kurtz
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Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Portrayed by: Marlon Brando
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Apocalypse Now Book vs Movie
In the Book |
In the Movie |
The story begins with Marlow recounting an adventure he had. |
The story is told in real time. |
Marlow was a captain of a river steamboat in Africa. |
Captain Willard is a special forces vet in Vietnam.
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The story takes place in the Congo. |
The setting is the Vietnam war and a trip to Cambodia. |
The journey down the river takes place in a steam boat. |
The soldiers use a Navy Patrol boat.
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Kurtz works for a Belgian Trading Company. |
Kurtz is a rogue US special forces Colonel. |