The three-disc Full Disclosure edition of Francis Ford Coppola’s
Apocalypse Now was released on blu-ray in 2010. The box set includes the original theatrical version of
Apocalypse Now, the extended
Apocalypse Now Redux, and the making-of documentary
Hearts of Darkness (though not, of course,
the five-hour workprint or the recent
Final Cut version). It also features a booklet with material from Coppola’s archive.
This release is most notable for its aspect ratio, it being the first time that the film was ever released in 2.35:1 on any video format. All previous video editions were cropped to 2.0:1—the Univisium ratio retroactively applied by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro—a fate that also befell Dario Argento’s
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo).
