Production Companies

American Zoetrope, Zaloom Mayfield Productions, Cineplex Odeon Films, Triton Pictures

Overview

"Filming was scheduled to last 16 weeks. One year later, it was far from over."

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.