Rising steel prices and a ruinous fire in a shipyard are blamed.

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While enduring the dismissal of one lead actor, the heart attack of his replacement, a ruinous typhoon, and a constant struggle with the script, Coppola keeps insisting that his experiences will enrich his movie.

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