"There have been few sharper portraits
of the filmmaker as alchemist"
— Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"There have been few sharper portraits
of the filmmaker as alchemist"
— Janet Maslin, The New York Times
USA, 1991
Director: Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola
Producer: Doug Claybourne, Michael Doqui, Fred Fuchs, Les Mayfield, Fred Roos, George Zaloom
Cast: Eleanor Coppola, John Milius, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola
Screenwriter: Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper
Documentary Footage: Eleanor Coppola
Music: Todd Boekelheide
Editing: Michael Greer, Jay Miracle
Genre: Documentary
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Language: English
Running Time: 96 minutes
Synopsis:
Eleanor Coppola films her husband Francis Ford Coppola's trials as he films Apocalypse Now, capturing the real world difficulties that complicate the filmmaking process.
Awards and Nominations:
Winner - Outstanding Indidivual Achievement - Informational Programming - Directing (Primetime Emmy Awards, 1992)
Winner - Outstanding Indidivual Achievement - Informational Programming - Picture Editing (Primetime Emmy Awards, 1992)
Nominee - Outstanding Indidivual Achievement - Informational Programming - Writing (Primetime Emmy Awards, 1992)
Nominee - Outstanding Informational Special (Primetime Emmy Awards, 1992)
Winner - Documentary Special (CableACE Awards, 1992)
Winner - Best Edited Documentary (American Cinema Editors, 1992)
Nominee - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality (Directors Guild of America, 1992)
"The making of a film has never been documented
with more penetration and truth"
— Roger Ebert