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Apocalypse Now

Movies & TV

On the Set of Apocalypse Now

It was the middle of the day in the steamy Philippine jungle and the sun was merciless. Director Francis Ford Coppola, dressed in rumpled white Mao pajamas, was slowly making his way upriver in a motor launch.

Maureen Orth Newsweek Jun 1977 15min Permalink