August 3, 2001

Actor Robert Duvall

Actor Robert Duvall played a crazy colonel in Apocalypse Now. His other roles include his film debut as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, counsel to the mob in Godfather I and II, and a country singer in Tender Mercies (for which he won a Oscar). In all he's acted in more than 50 films.

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Terry Gross

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 3, 2001: Review of the film "Apocolypse now;" Interview with Eleanor Coppola; Interview with Walter Murch; Interview with Martin Sheen; Interview with Larry…

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August 3, 2001

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Film critic John Powers

Film critic John Powers returns to Fresh Air and reviews the new recut and expanded version of Apocalypse Now which is opening in theaters.

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August 3, 2001

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Eleanor Coppola

Eleanor Coppola is the wife of Francis Ford Coppola. She filmed a behind-the scenes documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now. It called Hearts of Darkness.

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Eleanor Coppola

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August 3, 2001

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Film editor and sound designer Walter Murch

Film editor and sound designer Walter Murch won an Academy Award for sound design for Apocalypse Now. Some of the films he's edited and/or mixed are The Conversation, American Graffiti, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather II, and III and Crumb. He wrote a book about his work, In the Blink of An Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing.

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Walter Murch

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August 3, 2001

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Actor Martin Sheen

Actor Martin Sheen. During the filming of Apocalypse Now he suffered a heart attack even though he was only in his 30s. Sheen now stars as President Bartlett in the NBC TV drama West Wing.

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August 3, 2001

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Actor Laurence Fishburne

Actor Laurence Fishburne was 15 when he played a young G.I. in Apocalpyse Now. He was also Cowboy Curtis on Pee-wee's Playhouse. His films include Boyz N the Hood, Deep Cover, Searching for Bobby Fisher, What Love Got to Do With It, and The Matrix.

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Laurence Fishburne

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He's currently co-starring in the A&E series 100 Centre St.. Arkin plays Judge Joe Rifking. Arkin began his career with Chicago's Second City improv group. He went on to win a Tony on Broadway, in Carl Reiner's play Enter Laughing, and to star in movies such as The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Wait Until Dark, Catch-22, and The In-Laws. Arkin's directing credits include The Sunshine Boys and Little Murders on Broadway, and several movies and TV shows, including an episode of the PBS comedy series, Trying Times.

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Elizabeth Banks On Success: 'You Don't Get What You Don't Ask For'

The Hunger Games actress and Pitch Perfect 2 director also runs her own production company. Her secret to success? "I raise my hand a lot," Banks tells Fresh Air's Ann Marie Baldonado.

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Elizabeth Banks

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