A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
Cast
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
Eleanor Coppola
Self
John Milius
Self
George Lucas
Self
Sam Bottoms
Self
Albert Hall
Self
Frederic Forrest
Self
Laurence Fishburne
Self
Dean Tavoularis
Self
Fred Roos
Self
Martin Sheen
Self
Vittorio Storaro
Self
Robert Duvall
Self
Doug Claybourne
Self
Dennis Hopper
Self
Marlon Brando
Self
Sofia Coppola
Self
Tom Sternberg
Self
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Self
Roman Coppola
Self
Monty Cox
Self
Crew
George Hickenlooper
Director, Screenplay
Fax Bahr
Director, Screenplay
Eleanor Coppola
Director
Michael Greer
Editor
Jay Miracle
Editor
Steven Wacks
Director of Photography
Larry Carney
Director of Photography
Igor Meglic
Director of Photography
Shana Hagan
Director of Photography
Fred Roos
Executive Producer
Doug Claybourne
Executive Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Les Mayfield
Producer
George Zaloom
Producer
Les Blank
Camera Operator
Todd Boekelheide
Original Music Composer
Recommendations
view all
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Frida
The Walking Dead: The Return
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Seduced and Abandoned
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
78/52
Full Tilt Boogie
Cameraperson
Overnight
QT8: The First Eight
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Maria by Callas
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Heart of a Dog
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
De Palma
Audrey