This masterpiece led to Francis Ford Coppola's destruction but will finally receive a very special restored edition

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Francis Ford Coppola is a director everyone knows, but one film that ruined him is now getting a restored version.

Francis Ford Coppola is a director who occupies a place in the history of world cinema thanks to films such as “The Godfather” (1972), “Apocalypse now(1979)Bram Stoker's Dracula(1992), “The Godfather II” (1974) and others. Likewise, he has worked with some of the best actors of all time – Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton, and others. Although there are many signed masterpieces to his name, there is one film that led Francis Ford Coppola to ruin.

After he established his own studio American Zoetrope, the first film he produced and directed, was a real flop that forced the director to declare bankruptcy. From the initial budget of $2 million, it became $25 million.

Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope studio was designed specifically to produce this film. The movie though Critics consider it a masterpiecedidn't get the box office it deserved, with little more than that 600 thousand dollars. Adam Suleiman, from IndieWire“It's pure commitment to craftsmanship that creates,” he says One from the heart One An important source of inspiration for modern musicEven when we look back.”

This prompted the director to accept different types of work to regain his wealth, to the point of financing $120 million from his own pocket for his next film, “Megalopolis.” More than 40 years after its debut The problematic film will now receive a special edition.

Great comeback