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APOCALYPSE NOW - CHAS GERRETSEN GEBUNDEN

"Chas's stunning photos bring back the experience." -Francis Ford Coppola  Hired in 1976 by
Francis Ford Coppola as the still photographer for his masterpiece Apocalypse Now  Chas
Gerretsen's private archive of hundreds of photographs propels readers immediately into the
chaos and drama surrounding one of the most important movies ever made.   Gerretsen was a
renowned freelance photographer who had previously worked in Chile and Vietnam when he got the
call from Coppola  who was looking for a combat photographer for a war movie. Given
unprecedented access to the film's stars  extras  crew  and legendary behind-the-scenes drama
he spent six months in the Philippines  shooting thousands of images. Culled from that archive
these full-color photographs offer an intimate glimpse of the turmoil and excitement of a
Hollywood spectacle rising out of the unpredictable climate of the Philippine rainforest.
Capturing the star power of Marlon Brando  Martin Sheen  and Dennis Hopper  as well as the
sprawling sets  he takes us into the beauty of the Southeast Asian jungle and shows us how its
inhabitants were incorporated into the filming. Throughout the book  Gerretsen's astute
reflections of his experience on set are as fascinating as his photography. While Apocalypse
Now remains one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time  the making of the film is
equally legendary. Nearly fifty years later  Gerretsen's photographs remind us of Coppola's
artistic achievements and of a pivotal era in American cultural history.

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