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Cast as Captain Willard in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, Keitel was involved with the first week of principal photography in the Philippines.

Coppola was not happy with Keitel's take on Willard, stating that the actor " found it difficult to play him a passive onlooker ".

After viewing the first week's footage, Coppola made the difficult decision to replace Keitel with a casting session favorite, Martin Sheen.