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Francis Ford Coppola hospitalized in Rome, Italian media reports

Francis Ford Coppola hospitalized in Rome, Italian media reports
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Headshot of Francis Ford Coppola sitting in front of a microphone.
Francis Ford Coppola, the director behind The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, was hospitalized on Tuesday, Italian media reported. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

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.

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