Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola stolen at his home in Argentina

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Sep 27, 2007, 18:42 GMT

Buenos Aires - The screenplay of Francis Ford Coppola's latest film was stolen from the director's home in Buenos Aires, police said Thursday. A journalist stands in front of the production company of US director Francis Ford Coppola, 27 September 2007, in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Five thieves broke into the house last night and stole, among items, a computer belonging to Coppola with the script of his next feature film. EPA/LEO LA VALLE

A journalist stands in front of the production company of US director Francis Ford Coppola, 27 September 2007, in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Five thieves broke into the house last night and stole, among items, a computer belonging to Coppola with the script of his next feature film. EPA/LEO LA VALLEAccording to the results of a preliminary investigation, five men broke into Coppola's house, in the Palermo neighbourhood in northern Buenos Aires, and hurt one employee. The burglars left with computers and other personal belongings including the screenplay of Tetro, Coppola's next work. Filming is scheduled to start in February in Argentina. 'They were looking for money, and they did not find it because there wasn't any. And they took computers and other digital devices, like a camera,' said an employee who acted as a spokeswoman for the director. 'The only thing we want to ask, on behalf of Mr Coppola, is that they please return at least the information that is inside his computer, which holds all his creative work of a very long time,' the woman said. On behalf of The Godfather director, born in the US city of Detroit, she offered a reward for the return of the creative work. 'Coppola is very sad, and the only thing he has asked for is to recover his computer, which is vital for him and for his work,' she said. The house where Coppola lives in Buenos Aires also functions as the seat of his production company. The 550-square-metre, two-floor building was bought for 900,000 dollars, according to the public Argentine news agency Telam. Coppola's total investment in Argentina in this project is set to amount to some 3 million dollars, not including the salaries of the stars of the film. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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JohnS.Oct 1st, 2007 - 13:49:39

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