Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now is an ominous and contemplative epic that only Coppola could have pulled. Plagued with a production from hell, Coppola almost lost his mind and fortune making this film, Martin Sheen almost died from a heart attack, a typhoon destroyed all the sets 6 weeks into filming and Marlon Brando refused to learn any lines for his character. Let's break down this iconic film.
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Table Of Contents
0:00 (Intro)
2:25 (Apocalypse Now Background & Development)
3:55 (Francis Ford Coppola)
6:00 (Production From Hell)
18:50 (Legacy of Apocalypse Now)
24:30 (Cinematography & Editing)
27:08 (Martin Sheen as Capt. Willard)
30:22 (Harrison Ford)
34:15 (Characters/Cast)
45:00 (Superlatives)
58:33 (Intermission)
1:06:43 (Apocalypse Now Analysis)
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