Book Description
The companion screenplay to the recently updated version of Coppola's groundbreaking masterpiece. The book features an introduction by Francis Ford Coppola, the entire screenplay, and 8 pages of color photos.
Apocalypse Now is a retelling of Joseph Conrad's classic novella, Heart of Darkness--set in the Vietnam War. This is the definitive vision of madness and folly of war in our times.
About the Author
Francis Ford Coppola won his first Oscar at age 31 for the screenplay for Patton, which he co-wrote with Edmund H. North. He won his first Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival with The Conversation, which he wrote and directed. He went on to direct 20 films, including the epic Godfather trilogy, and most recently, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Jack, and John Grisham's The Rainmaker. He lives in Northern California.
Co-writer John Milius is a director, screenwriter and producer, who has worked on Evel Knievel, Big Wednesday, and Conan the Barbarian. He also did uncredited rewrite work on Dirty Harry. He lives in Los Angeles.