On this day in movie history - Apocalypse Now (1979):

Apocalypse Now,

directed by Francis Ford Coppola,

written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola,

based on the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad,

was released in the United States on August 15, 1979.
Music by Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola.

Narrated by Martin Sheen.

Redux version released in 2001.

Cast:
Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, G. D. Spradlin, Jerry Ziesmer, Harrison Ford, Scott Glenn, Colleen Camp, Cynthia Wood, Linda Beatty, Bill Graham, Francis Ford Coppola, Vittorio Storaro, R. Lee Ermey, Christian Marquand, Aurore Clément, Roman Coppola, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Michel Pitton, Franck Villard, David Olivier, Chrystel Le Pelletier, Robert Julian, Yvon Le Saux, Henri Sadardiel, Gilbert Renkens.

On this day in movie history - On the Waterfront (1954):

On the Waterfront,

directed by Elia Kazan,

written by Budd Schulberg,

was released in the United States on July 28, 1954.
Inspired by the series of articles entitled Crime on the Waterfront by Malcolm Johnson,

published in the New York Sun from November–December, 1948.
Music by Leonard Bernstein.

Cast:
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Leif Erickson, James Westerfield, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello, John F. Hamilton, John Heldabrand, Rudy Bond, Don Blackman, Arthur Keegan, Abe Simon, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Balsam, Dan Bergin, Zachary Charles, Jere Delaney, Robert Downing, Michael V. Gazzo, Fred Gwynne, Thomas Handley, Anne Hegira, Pat Hingle, Katherine MacGregor, Barry Macollum, Tiger Joe Marsh, Edward McNally, Donnell O'Brien, Mike O'Dowd, Nehemiah Persoff, Johnny Seven.

On this day in movie history - The Score (2001):

The Score,

directed by Frank Oz,

written by Daniel E. Taylor, Kario Salem, Lem Dobbs and Scott Marshall Smith,

based on a story by Daniel E. Taylor and Kario Salem,

was released in the United States on July 13, 2001.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:
Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett, Gary Farmer, Paul Soles, Jamie Harrold, Serge Houde, Jean-René Ouellet, Martin Drainville, Claude Despins, Mark Camacho, Marie-Josée Colburn, Gavin Svensson, Thinh Truong Nguyen, Carlo Essagian, Christian Tessier, Lenie Scoffié, Bobby Brown, Maurice Demers, Christian Jacques, Henry Farmer, Dacky Thermidor, Gerard Blouin, Charles V. Doucet, Pierre Drolet, Norman Mikeal Berketa, Eric Hoziel, John Talbot, Richard Zeman, Nick Carasoulis, Cassandra Wilson, Mose Allison, Lisa Marie Blair, Bill Haughland, David L. McCallum, Arnold Montey, Lonnie Plaxico, Christine Solomon, Angelo Tsarouchas.

On this day in movie history - The Missouri Breaks (1976):

The Missouri Breaks,

directed by Arthur Penn,

written by Thomas McGuane,

was released in the United States on May 19, 1976.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:
Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, John McLiam, John P. Ryan, Sam Gilman, Steve Franken, Richard Bradford, James Greene, Luana Anders, Danny Goldman, Hunter von Leer, Virgil Frye, R.L. Armstrong, Daniel Ades, Dorothy Neumann, Charles Wagenheim, Vern Chandler, Mark Montgomery, Scott Palmer.

Born on this day – Marlon Brando:

Marlon Brando

Actor

April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004

Credits:

Big Bug Man (2006); Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006); The Godfather (2006) Video Game; The Score (2001); Free Money (1998); The Brave (1997); The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996); Divine Rapture (1995); Don Juan DeMarco (1994); Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992); The Freshman (1990); A Dry White Season (1989); The Formula (1980); Apocalypse Now (1979); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Superman (1978); The Godfather Saga (1977); The Missouri Breaks (1976); Last Tango in Paris (1972); The Godfather (1972); The Nightcomers (1971); Burn! (1969); The Night of the Following Day (1969); Candy (1968); Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967); A Countess from Hong Kong (1967); The Appaloosa (1966); The Chase (1966); Morituri (1965); Bedtime Story (1964); The Ugly American (1963); Mutiny on the Bounty (1962); One-Eyed Jacks (1961); The Fugitive Kind (1960); The Young Lions (1958); Sayonara (1957); The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956); Guys and Dolls (1955); Omnibus (1952); Désirée (1954); On the Waterfront (1954); The Wild One (1953); Julius Caesar (1953); Viva Zapata! (1952); A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); The Men (1950); Actor's Studio (1948).

On this day in movie history - The Chase (1966):

The Chase

directed by Arthur Penn,

written by Lillian Hellman,

based on the play and novel by Horton Foote,

was released in the United States on February 18, 1966.
Music by John Barry.

Cast:

Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, E.G. Marshall, Angie Dickinson, Janice Rule, Miriam Hopkins, Martha Hyer, Richard Bradford, Robert Duvall, James Fox, Diana Hyland, Henry Hull, Jocelyn Brando, Katherine Walsh, Lori Martin, Marc Seaton, Paul Williams, Clifton James, Malcolm Atterbury, Nydia Westman, Joel Fluellen, Steve Ihnat, Maurice Manson, Bruce Cabot, Steve Whittaker, Pamela Curran, Ken Renard, Don Anderson, James Anderson, Walter Bacon, Ray Ballard, Benjie Bancroft, Billy Bletcher, Matilda Brewer, Don Brodie, Tex Brodus, Rufis Burke, Nellie Burt, George Calliga, Dee Carroll, Woodrow Chambliss, Ron Chase, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dort Clark, Richard Collier, Jacqueline D'Avril, George DeNormand, Joe Dominguez, Dan Dowling, Vicki Draves, Charles Fogel, Lori Fontaine, Mel Gallagher, Ray Galvin, Richard Garland, Anthony Ghazlo Sr., Kenneth Gibson, George Golden, Monte Hale, Jill Hill, George Holmes, Clyde Howdy, Michael Jeffers, James Jeter, Kenneth Konopka, Alan Marston, Tina Menard, William Mims, Ernesto Molinari, Ralph Moody, Ruben Moreno, Stevenson Phillips, Bertha Powell, Patricia Quinn, Leoda Richards, Davis Roberts, John Roy, Charles Seel, Bernard Sell, Eddie Smith, Grady Sutton, Curtis Taylor, Susan Tracy, Felipe Turich, Herb Voland, Guy Way, Cathy Williams, Rodney Willis, George Winters, Judith Woodbury, Howard Wright.