Sean Leslie Flynn was an American actor and freelance photojournalist best known for his coverage of the Vietnam War.
Flynn (left) and Dana Stone riding motorcycles into Communist-held territory in Cambodia on April 6, 1970 – the day they disappeared
Original film poster – 1964 U.S. release
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American anti-war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, written by Coppola and John Milius, with narration by Michael Herr, is loosely inspired b
Sean Flynn (photojournalist)
…from the recovered remains and DNA samples they had on file from the Flynn family, and "the remains do not match any known Westerner." Dennis Hopper's photojournalist character in the film Apocalypse Now is said to have been based on Sean Flynn. The story of Flynn was recounted by The Clash in the song "Sean Flynn" from the…
Theatrical release poster by Bob Peak
The 1979 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or was awarded to Apocalypse Now.
May 1, 2010, cover of the Economist newspaper, illustrating the euro area crisis with imagery from the movie, attests to the film's pervasive cultural impact.