Director Francis Ford Coppola hospitalized in Rome, Italian media report

Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," was hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday morning, according to local media. The 86-year-old filmmaker was admitted to the Policlinico Tor Vergata, a public hospital in the Italian capital, news agency ANSA reported. According to the website repubblica.it, the director was scheduled to undergo a long-planned surgery but before entering the operating room he was hospitalized for atrial fibrillation.

Francis Ford Coppola, the acclaimed American director of "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," was hospitalized in Rome on Tuesday morning, according to local media. The 86-year-old filmmaker was admitted to the Policlinico Tor Vergata, a public hospital in the Italian capital, news agency ANSA reported.

According to the website repubblica.it, the director was scheduled to undergo a long-planned surgery but before entering the operating room he was hospitalized for atrial fibrillation. A spokesperson for the hospital did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.