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2 days ago · The film is based on the 1966 book of the same name by author Thomas P. Cullinan about a wounded Union soldier in a Mississippi seminary during the American Civil War, and was made for under $10 million. The film exhibited elements of the thriller genre, another departure for Coppola.
3 days ago · Films. The Flowers of St. Francis, a 1950 film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Federico Fellini. Francis was played by Nazario Gerardi, a Franciscan friar from the monastery Nocera Inferiore.
3 days ago · Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr, is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War.
Jun 23, 2024 · Francis Ford Coppola is an American motion-picture director, writer, and producer whose films range from sweeping epics to small-scale character studies. As the director of such films as The Godfather, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now, he enjoyed his greatest success and influence in the 1970s.
Jun 24, 2024 · Francis Ford Coppola is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time just for The Godfather trilogy alone, but he's been quiet in recent years, not having directed a movie since 2016. That is going to change soon, as Coppola is expected to debut his passion project as part of the 2024 new movie slate, Megalopolis.
3 days ago · The making of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Vietnam War movie masterpiece Apocalypse Now would make for a compelling TV miniseries. Screenwriter John Milius, the real-life inspiration for The Big Lebowski’s Walter Sobchak character, reimagined Joseph Conrad’s classic 1899 novella Heart of Darkness as the ultimate war picture. Milius switched out Conrad’s late-19th-century Congo setting ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie Megalopolis has finally set a release date, and it's coming sooner than you’d think. The Godfather helmer’s new sci-fi epic has been picked up...