Francis Ford Coppola: The final chapter 

Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Fifty years ago, to the week, every time Francis Ford Coppola went to bat, he hit a home run. He had just won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for The Conversation. Later that year, he would release The Godfather Part II, a film that would extend the incredible success of the first, winning six Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Coppola. He was the hottest commodity in Hollywood.

And then he wasn’t.