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Released
2019 · FILM

Dutch Angle: Chas Gerretsen & Apocalypse Now

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Runtime
32 min
Documentary

Synopsis

In the 1970s, Dutch photographer Charles ‘Chas’ Gerretsen gained sudden international recognition for his small but notable body of work. A self-taught photographer and former war photographer, he was invited by Francis Ford Coppola to document the entire set of *Apocalypse Now*, drawing on his experience capturing conflict. Much of his work from the iconic production had remained unseen until recently. To mark the 40th anniversary of *Apocalypse Now*, KINO Rotterdam, a cinema in Rotterdam, and the Nederlands Fotomuseum collaborated to uncover Gerretsen’s archive and co-produced a documentary. The film includes an in-depth interview with Gerretsen and over 100 images of the cast, such as Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, and Martin Sheen, as well as rare photos from deleted scenes.

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Principal cast & crew: 8

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Baris AzmanShot by Richard SpieringsScored by Julian Edwardes

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