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Lt. Col. William 'Bill' Kilgore
Alias:
Robert Duvall
Brand:
Citizen Brick
Year:
2018
Theme:
Movies and TV
Biography:
Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore is a fictional character portrayed by Robert Duvall in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film, Apocalypse Now. The film serves as Kilgore's first and, to date, only major appearance.
Kilgore is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War. He is known for his love of surfing and his unorthodox, often brutal, methods of warfare. He is infamous for the line, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," which encapsulates his detached and almost enthusiastic attitude toward the horrors of war. He leads attacks against enemy-held villages solely to create a surfable beach.
The character is presented as a complex figure, exhibiting both charisma and a profound disregard for human life. He embodies the madness and moral ambiguity of the Vietnam War. He is a memorable and iconic cinematic representation of a war-hardened and psychologically damaged military leader.
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