Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now

by Steven Travers

In 1975, after his two Godfather epics, Francis Ford Coppola went to the Philippines to film Apocalypse Now. He scrapped much of the original script, a jingoistic narrative of U.S. Special Forces winning an unwinnable war. Harvey Keitel, originally cast in the lead role, was fired and replaced by Martin Sheen, who had a heart attack. An overweight Marlon Brando, paid a huge salary, did more philosophizing than acting. It rained almost...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476664250
• ISBN13: 9781476664255
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher