Captain Benjamin L. Willard in Apocalypse Now
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Captain Benjamin L. Willard is the troubled U.S. Army officer sent on a covert mission into Cambodia to assassinate Colonel Kurtz in the Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Benjamin L. Willard in Apocalypse Now canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Army ⓘ |
| ally |
Chief Phillips
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Jay "Chef" Hicks ⓘ Lance B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrone "Clean" Miller ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Apocalypse Now ⓘ |
| basedOn | Captain Benjamin L. Willard from the original Apocalypse Now script by John Milius ⓘ |
| branchOfService |
United States Special Forces
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surface form:
U.S. Army Special Forces
|
| characterType | protagonist ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalService |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Francis Ford Coppola
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John Milius ⓘ |
| enemy | Colonel Walter E. Kurtz ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Francis Ford Coppola ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
psychological drama
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war film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Apocalypse Now
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surface form:
film Apocalypse Now (1979)
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| fullName | Benjamin L. Willard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Charles Marlow
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surface form:
Charles Marlow from Heart of Darkness
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| mission | assassinate Colonel Walter E. Kurtz ⓘ |
| missionLocation | Cambodia ⓘ |
| missionType | covert operation ⓘ |
| narration | voice-over throughout Apocalypse Now ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Saigon hotel room breakdown
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briefing about Kurtz ⓘ encounter with Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore ⓘ final confrontation with Kurtz ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Martin Sheen ⓘ |
| psychologicalState | troubled ⓘ |
| setting | Mekong River ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
loss of humanity
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moral ambiguity ⓘ the horrors of war ⓘ |
| worksFor | Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ |
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