Hired in 1976 by Francis Ford Coppola as the still photographer for his masterpiece Apocalypse Now, Chas Gerretsen\'s private Archive of hundreds of photographs propels readers immediately into the chaos and drama surrounding one of the most important movies ever made. 180 colour illustrations.
His iconic images from the set are included in the Blue Ray release of Apocalypse Now - Final Cut.
After stints in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Chile - where he covered the coup d\'etat by General Pinochet - he moved to Hollywood where he was hired as a still photographer for the movie Apocalypse Now.
AUTHOR: Chas Gerretsen, born in 1943 in Groningen, is a Dutch photographer who worked as a photojournalist and publicity photographer.
Nearly fifty years later, Gerretsen\'s photographs remind us of Coppola\'s artistic achievements and of a pivotal era in American cultural history.
While Apocalypse Now remains one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time, the making of the film is equally legendary.
Throughout the book, Gerretsen\'s astute reflections of his experience on set are as fascinating as his photography.
Capturing the star power of Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and Dennis Hopper, as well as the sprawling sets, he takes us into the beauty of the Southeast Asian jungle and shows us how its inhabitants were incorporated into the filming.
Culled from that archive, these full-colour photographs offer an intimate glimpse of the turmoil and excitement of a Hollywood spectacle rising out of the unpredictable climate of the Philippine rainforest.
Given unprecedented access to the film\'s stars, extras, crew, and legendary behind-the-scenes drama he spent six months in the Philippines, shooting thousands of images.
Gerretsen was a renowned freelance photographer working in Vietnam when he got the call from Coppola, who was looking for a combat photographer for a war movie.
Hired in 1976 by Francis Ford Coppola as the still photographer for his masterpiece Apocalypse Now, Chas Gerretsen\'s private Archive of hundreds of photographs propels readers immediately into the chaos and drama surrounding one of the most important movies ever made
