Legendary film director of The Godfather trilogy Francis Ford Coppola ‘rushed to hospital' in Italy
LEGEND'S BATTLE Legendary film director of The Godfather trilogy Francis Ford Coppola 'rushed to hospital' in Italy
LEGENDARY film director Francis Ford Coppola has been rushed to hospital in Italy, according to local reports.
The 86-year-old Coppola was reportedly taken in urgently in Calabria on Tuesday morning.
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Francis Ford Coppola has reportedly been rushed to hospital in Italy
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There has been no comment from Coppola's team
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Coppola's most notable work includes Apocalypse Now and The Godfather trilogy
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The Hollywood titan has been in Italy while screening his latest, decades-in-the-making film Megalopolis at the Magna Grecia Festival in Calabria.
Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, and Giancarlo Esposito star in the work, which has stirred a degree of controversy.
Presenting the film on August 1, Coppola delivered philosophical meditation on death and humanity - which some commenters read as confronting his legacy.
He financed the $120million movie himself, which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
The passion project was something of a flop, broadly disappointing critics and audiences.
He has spent considerable time in Italy, partly to scout locations for another new film he planned to shoot in the autumn.
There was no immediate comment from his team tonight.
Coppola is considered one of the greatest living movie directors.
He has collected five Oscars in his career, and directed iconic film including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, and Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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