Here's an interesting query that was posted to another film discussion
list. I was hoping one of you might have the answer, since the other
list seems to think there is no connection. -Sarah Barmak
> From: "roel vande winkel" <[log in to unmask]>
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> In June 1941 Nazi newsreels featured spectacular footage of the German
> airborne capture of Crete. Images of German planes flying over Crete
and
> dropping paratroopers were musically accompanied by Wagner's 'Die
> Walküre',
> which served as the leitmotiv for the whole item. This was several
> decades
> before Coppola did the same thing in 'Apocalypse now'.
>
> I would like to find out whether Coppola knew about this newsreel
(which
> also exists in American archives) or just chose the music because he
> also
> linked an air assault with the Valkyres in Wagner's opera. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Roel Vande Winkel, University of Ghent
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