Movie Directors Who Made a Cameo Appearance in Their Own Films

Francis Ford Coppola

Some roles are more of a stretch than others. For Francis Ford Coppola, he decided to take a role that wasn't far off from his everyday life. He has a small part in Apocalypse Now as a shouting and aggressive director. Coppola screams at the actors "Don’t look at the camera! Just go by like you’re fighting. Like you’re fighting. Don’t look at the camera! This is for television. Just go through, go through."

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