Top 10 Visions of the Vietnam War

The Movie: Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Vision: The Vietnam War as a descent into madness
The Story: Deep in the jungle, the constraints of society fall away and we see how war reduces human nature to its most barbaric. Francis Ford Coppola once famously said of his masterpiece, "My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam."

Apocalypse Now, Martin Sheen, 1979 / Courtesy: Everett Collection