Francis Ford Coppola Was Fired For Writing One of His Most Famous Scenes

There are ebbs and flows, and then there is the career of Francis Ford Coppola. The legendary writer-director's uphill battle to triumphant victory parallels his fall from grace. Coppola's career trajectory is one of ancient kings and queens. Before he ever made the most celebrated film of all time, The Godfather, or orchestrated the most disastrous production in cinematic history in Apocalypse Now, Coppola's humble beginnings saw him win an Oscar for writing the Best Picture-winning Patton. In Coppola-esque fashion, he was fired from Patton due to a creative difference that is now the film's everlasting image 50 years later.