The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now
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.
Directed byGeorge Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- November 27, 1991
- Revenue
- $1,394,661
Zaloom Mayfield ProductionsWatch the
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Featuring
Cast & crew
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
- Directed by
- George Hickenlooper
Fax Bahr
- Written by
- Fax BahrGeorge Hickenlooper
- Produced by
- Les Mayfield
George Zaloom
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