Best: Apocalypse Now (1979) A stunning cast, a compelling story and a ludicrous production story made Francis Ford Coppola's notorious war epic, and even with Marlon Brando on full diva duty, it is Duvall's surfing cavalier who is the most memorable single element. And it says a lot that it is his immortal line - "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" - that also remains the most quotable line. Worst: Gods And Generals (2003) Playing another war leader - General Robert E Lee this time - on a different theatre, Duvall this time struggled thanks to self-consciously "important" (dull) material and a curious, ill-conceived imbalance towards speech over battle.
