Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now

7.9 / 10 1991 1h 36mR English
Documentary

Storyline

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

Cast & Crew

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Lead
Eleanor Coppola

Eleanor Coppola

Self

John Milius

John Milius

Self

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

Self

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Self

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Self

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Self

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fax Bahr's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker