Apocalypse Now Redux is a 2001 extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic war film Apocalypse Now, which was originally released in 1979. The film adds 49 minutes of all-new material, and represents a significant re-edit of the original release. The film came into production when Coppola concluded that his original cut was tame by today's standards. Coppola, along with editor/long-time collaborator Walter Murch, then added several scenes that enhanced the surrealism in the original story. The film contains several newly added sequences and alterations to the original film: Francis Ford... Coppola began production on the new cut with working-partner Kim Aubry. Coppola then tried to get Murch, who was reluctant at first. He thought it would be extremely difficult recutting a film which had taken two years to edit originally. He later changed his mind . Coppola and Murch then examined several of the rough prints and dailies for the film. It was decided early on the editing of the film would be like editing a new film altogether. One such example was the new French Plantation sequence.
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| Release date: | August 3, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 202 Minutes |
| Producer: | Francis Ford Coppola, Kim Aubry, Fred Roos |
| Editor: | Walter Murch, Richard Marks, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman |
| Music by: | Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola |
| Cinematography: | Vittorio Storaro |
| Screenplay by: | John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Joseph Conrad |
| Estimated budget: | $31,500,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure |