Colonel Kurtz

For APOCALYPSE NOW in 1979, the plan was for Marlon Brando to look gaunt and nearly skeletal as Colonel Kurtz. He arrived at filming significantly overweight though. Director Francis Ford Coppola largely kept Brando in… Show more

When Marlon Brando showed up to shoot 'Apocalypse Now' (1979), he was nowhere near the physical shape Francis Ford Coppola had in mind for Colonel Kurtz. But in the end, it didn't matter , Brando still turned in one of… Show more