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Legendary five-time Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola sits down in Napa Valley at the American Zortrobe Research Library to reflect on his extraordinary career. From his early days working under horror icon Roger Corman and winning an Oscar for "Patton," to making cinematic masterpieces like "The Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now," and "The Conversation," Coppola breaks down his personal writing process, working with Marlon Brando, overcoming Hollywood resistance, and his best advice for future filmmakers.
THIRTEEN presents "Hollywood's Best Film Directors." Discover the journeys of leading Hollywood directors, from their early influences and first films to the blockbuster projects that made their reputations. Through behind-the-scenes insights, they reveal the challenges of filmmaking, from developing scripts and securing funding to casting talent and working with major stars and share the secrets behind great movies.
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Legendary five-time Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola sits down in Napa Valley at the American Zortrobe Research Library to reflect on his extraordinary career. From his early days working under horror icon Roger Corman and winning an Oscar for "Patton," to making cinematic masterpieces like "The Godfather" trilogy, "Apocalypse Now," and "The Conversation," Coppola breaks down his personal writing process, working with Marlon Brando, overcoming Hollywood resistance, and his best advice for future filmmakers.
THIRTEEN presents "Hollywood's Best Film Directors." Discover the journeys of leading Hollywood directors, from their early influences and first films to the blockbuster projects that made their reputations. Through behind-the-scenes insights, they reveal the challenges of filmmaking, from developing scripts and securing funding to casting talent and working with major stars and share the secrets behind great movies.
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#FrancisFordCoppola #TheGodfather #ApocalypseNow #Filmmaking #Directing #Cinema #FilmHistory #MarlonBrando #Hollywood
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THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning.
