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Dec 2023
40m 53s

Sam Wasson: A Francis Ford Coppola Story

THE BULWARK
About this episode
Coppola is like a Method actor behind the camera—living the movie to make the movie. For The Godfather, he became like a godfather. And most famously, the method behind the making of Apocalypse Now was a descent into madness. Author Sam Wasson joins guest host Sonny Bunch today.

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Wasson's new book: "The Path to Paradise"
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