Francis Ford Coppola shared a chaotic, yet touching memory from early in his storied career of Robert Redford , who died Tuesday at the age of 89 .

Coppola posted photos of Redford on Instagram from the 1962 film War Hunt and The Great Gatsby in 1974. In the caption, Coppola recalled working for Sanders Bros. as a production assistant while he was studying film at the University of California Los Angeles and being tasked with picking up Redford, who was making his film debut in War Hunt at the time. After Coppola cruised up with his Lambretta motor scooter, Redford hopped on the back, and the pair set off on the windy, winding road from Malibu to Topanga Canyon, where the movie was being shot. However, as they approached a steep turn, an oncoming car caused the young Coppola to

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