The Ghost in the Machine: How Technical Disasters Birthed Cinema's Greatest Accidents

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When equipment fails, budgets collapse, and Murphy's Law takes over, most films die. But sometimes, catastrophe forces filmmakers into moments of pure genius. We're diving into the beautiful disasters—from Jaws' broken shark to Apocalypse Now's typhoon—that created cinema's most legendary 'happy accidents.' Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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