Clint Eastwood Turned Down the Opportunity to Star in 'Apocalypse Now
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Clint Eastwood starred in a number of war movies, but there's one he turned down: Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979).
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I put it in a drawer for 10 years: Clint Eastwood Nearly Blew His Chance to Direct His $159M Oscar Winning Movie That Was Almost Snatched by The Godfather Director
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Every Movie Role Clint Eastwood Turned Down
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Apocalypse Now - Wikipedia
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The Famous Roles That Clint Eastwood Turned Down
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Things Clint Eastwood Fans Might Not Know
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Clint Eastwood rejected a big role in the greatest war movie ever made
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Clint Eastwood Turned Down the Opportunity to Star in 'Apocalypse Now
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I put it in a drawer for 10 years: Clint Eastwood Nearly Blew His Chance to Direct His $159M Oscar Winning Movie That Was Almost Snatched by The Godfather Director
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