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Flight of the Valkyries in cinema
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Wagner: 15 facts about the great composer
7. Flight of the Valkyries in cinema
One of the most famous pieces from the Wagner canon has to be his Flight of the Valkyries, from Die Walküre. But where do we know it from apart from the opera itself? That's right, the terrifying opening helicopter scene from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now.
