Apocalypse Now Referenced Marlon Brando & Francis Ford Coppola’s First Movie (5 Years Before The Godfather)

A brief scene in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now referenced the acclaimed director’s first Hollywood link to the celebrated actor Marlon Brando. Although Coppola was known primarily for his masterful directorial efforts in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, he was also a skilled screenwriter, getting some of his first career opportunities as a co-writer for notable films such as 1970’s Patton. As a recent film school graduate, Coppola took various filmmaking jobs in editing, producing, and even sound, which eventually landed him offers to write and direct.