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| Thieves steal new Coppola script | Thieves steal new Coppola script |
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| Thieves in Argentina have stolen a computer from US film director Francis Ford Coppola, which contained the script for his new production. | Thieves in Argentina have stolen a computer from US film director Francis Ford Coppola, which contained the script for his new production. |
| It was reported that five armed robbers raided Coppola's house in a wealthy neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, and took computers and camera equipment. | It was reported that five armed robbers raided Coppola's house in a wealthy neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, and took computers and camera equipment. |
| Saved on one of the computers was the script and pre-production work for his forthcoming film, Tetro. | Saved on one of the computers was the script and pre-production work for his forthcoming film, Tetro. |
| The Oscar-winning Godfather director was not home at the time. | |
| However, the raiders hit and threatened a person who was in the house, in the fashionable Palermo neighbourhood. | However, the raiders hit and threatened a person who was in the house, in the fashionable Palermo neighbourhood. |
| A spokeswoman for Coppola offered a reward for the return of the computer, which she said was vital to him and his work. | A spokeswoman for Coppola offered a reward for the return of the computer, which she said was vital to him and his work. |
| Tetro, which will star Matt Damon, is about the rivalries over the generations in an artistic Italian immigrant family to Buenos Aires. | Tetro, which will star Matt Damon, is about the rivalries over the generations in an artistic Italian immigrant family to Buenos Aires. |
| Filming is due to start next February. | Filming is due to start next February. |
| Coppola has been living in Buenos Aires for several months | Coppola has been living in Buenos Aires for several months |
| Five-time Oscar winner Coppola is reported to be "very sad". | Five-time Oscar winner Coppola is reported to be "very sad". |
| The maker of the Godfather trilogy and Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now, has been living in Buenos Aires for several months, learning Spanish and working on his next film. | The maker of the Godfather trilogy and Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now, has been living in Buenos Aires for several months, learning Spanish and working on his next film. |
| He is occasionally seen in public attending football matches. | He is occasionally seen in public attending football matches. |
| But he is not the first high-profile American to fall victim to Buenos Aires' thieves. | But he is not the first high-profile American to fall victim to Buenos Aires' thieves. |
| US President George W Bush's daughter Barbara had her handbag and mobile phone stolen last year, despite the protection of US Secret Service agents. | US President George W Bush's daughter Barbara had her handbag and mobile phone stolen last year, despite the protection of US Secret Service agents. |