Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Nov 27, 1991

1h 36m

★ 7.9

The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

American Zoetrope

Zaloom Mayfield Productions

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Trailers

Cast

Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Eleanor Coppola

Self

John Milius

Self

George Lucas

Self

Sam Bottoms

Self

Albert Hall

Self

Frederic Forrest

Self

Laurence Fishburne

Self

Dean Tavoularis

Self

Fred Roos

Self

Martin Sheen

Self

Vittorio Storaro

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