1976年，弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉（Francis Ford Coppola）聘请查斯·格雷特森（Chas Gerretsen）担任其杰作《现代启示录》的剧照摄影师。本书囊括了格雷特森私人档案中的数百张照片，将读者立即带入这部电影的混乱和戏剧性之中。

格雷特森是在越南工作的知名自由摄影师，当时科波拉正在为一部战争电影寻找战地摄影师。格雷特森接到了科波拉的电话，获得了这个难得的机会，接触到了电影中的明星、临时演员、工作人员，以及传奇的幕后故事，他在菲律宾呆了6个月，拍摄了数千张照片。本书从中摘取了一些全彩照片，提供了一个亲密的视角，让我们看到，在菲律宾雨林不可预测的气候中，拍摄好莱坞大片的动荡和兴奋。他捕捉了马龙·白兰度（Marlon Brando）、马丁·辛（Martin Sheen）、丹尼斯·霍珀（Dennis Hopper）的明星魅力，以及庞大的布景，带我们走进东南亚丛林的美景，展示那里的居民是如何融入电影拍摄中的。在整本书中，格雷特森敏锐地反映了他在片场的经历，就像他的摄影作品一样引人入胜。《现代启示录》这部电影一直广受好评，其制作过程同样具有传奇色彩。近50年后，格雷特森的照片让我们想起了科波拉的艺术成就和美国文化史上的一个关键时代。

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.

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. 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. Culled from that archive, these full-

color photographs offer an intimate glimpse of the turmoil and excitement of a Hollywood spectacle rising out of the unpredictable climate of the Philippine rainforest. 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. Throughout the book, Gerretsen’s astute reflections of his experience on set are as fascinating as his photography. While Apocalypse Now remains one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time, the making of the film is equally legendary. Nearly fifty years later, Gerretsen’s photographs remind us of Coppola’s artistic achievements and of a pivotal era in American cultural history.