Captain Benjamin L. Willard
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Captain Benjamin L. Willard is the introspective and morally conflicted U.S. Army officer sent on a covert mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz in the Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Benjamin L. Willard canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| appearsIn |
Apocalypse Now
ⓘ
Apocalypse Now ⓘ
surface form:
Apocalypse Now Final Cut
Apocalypse Now ⓘ
surface form:
Apocalypse Now Redux
|
| basedOn | Charles Marlow ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
disillusioned
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introspective ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Francis Ford Coppola
ⓘ
John Milius ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Francis Ford Coppola ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| fullName | Benjamin L. Willard ⓘ |
| genreContext | war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | Heart of Darkness ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| mission | assassinate Colonel Walter E. Kurtz ⓘ |
| missionType | covert operation ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene |
assassination of Colonel Kurtz
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briefing in Saigon hotel room ⓘ journey upriver to Kurtz’s compound ⓘ |
| occupation | Army officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Martin Sheen ⓘ |
| provides | voice-over narration ⓘ |
| rank | Captain ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Military Intelligence officers ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
Francis Ford Coppola
ⓘ
John Milius ⓘ Michael Herr ⓘ |
| setting |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
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| target | Colonel Walter E. Kurtz ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
descent into madness
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moral ambiguity ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ the horror of war ⓘ |
| travelsBy | U.S. Navy PBR patrol boat ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Photojournalist (Apocalypse Now)