Frank Capra, by contrast, was a lot grouchier.

I remember how much he didnt likeApocalypse Nowbecause he thought it was anti-American.

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Coppola and the other honorees wereannounced in August.

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola at the 2024 DGA Honors in New YorkDia Dipasupil/Getty Images

The event covered everything from TV news to preschool programming to physical production to Coppolas native realm of cinema.

Tonight, he observed, was a different experience than I thought.

Francis Ford Coppola speaks at a podium.