How Coppola Raised Millions to Make ‘Apocalypse Now’ Independently | Ep3 | Making Apocalypse Now

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In Episode 3, we look at how Francis Ford Coppola got the ‘Apocalypse Now’ project got off the ground with the help of Producers Fred Roos and Gray Frederickson, and Production Designer Dean Tavoularis. This episode looks at the location scouting (choosing between the Philippines and Australia), financing the film with distribution deals overseas, United Artists, and a $7 million bank loan, and how the Hearts of Darkness documentary got started with Eleanor Coppola.

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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.

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Sources:

(Cinephilia & Beyond) Incredible collection of resources on Apocalypse Now: https://bit.ly/35Mvv7M

(Great 'Lost Photographs' of Apocalypse) - Dutch Angle: Chas Gerretsen & Apocalypse Now (2019 dir. Baris Azman): http://bit.ly/2x6WCOf

Coppola on Letterman (1982):    • Francis Ford Coppola interview on Lat...  
Coppola on The Merv Griffin Show (1979):    • Francis Ford Coppola interview (Merv ...  
Coppola on Charlie Rose (1994):    • Francis Ford Coppola interview (1994)  
Francis Ford Coppola on the art of filmmaking (1988) [Eyes on Cinema]:    • Видео  
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Movie Clips:

Apocalypse Now (1979 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse
Bonnie and Clyde (1967 dir. Arthur Penn)
The Conversation (1974 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
The Godfather (1972 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
The Godfather Part II (1974 dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
The Conformist (1970 dir. Bernardo Bertolucci)
Last Tango in Paris (1972 dir. Bernardo Bertolucci)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003 dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Fight Club (1999 dir. David Fincher)
The Vietnam War: Series (2017 dir. Ken Burns)
Casting Apocalypse Now
Bananas (1971 dir. Woody Allen)
The Green Berets (1968 dir. John Wayne, Ray Kellogg, Mervyn LeRoy)

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