Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, was hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday morning, according to local media.
Director of Apocalypse Now, The Godfather was already scheduled to undergo surgery, says la Repubblica
Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, was hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday morning, according to local media.
The 86-year-old filmmaker was admitted to the Policlinico Tor Vergata, a public hospital in the Italian capital, news agency ANSA reported.
According to the Italian news outlet la Repubblica, the director was scheduled to undergo a long-planned surgery but before entering the operating room he was hospitalized for atrial fibrillation.
A spokesperson for the hospital did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
