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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now

19917.91h 36m

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.

Directed by George Hickenlooper
Written by George Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr
Produced by Les Mayfield, George Zaloom
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

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Eleanor Coppola

Eleanor Coppola

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John Milius

John Milius

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George Lucas

George Lucas

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Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

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Albert Hall

Albert Hall

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Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

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Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

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Dean Tavoularis

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Fred Roos

Fred Roos

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Themes & Keywords

movie businessphilippinesbehind the scenesmadnessegomaking oflife imitates artwoman directortyphoon

About Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is a documentary film released in 1991 exploring themes of movie business, philippines, behind the scenes, madness, ego, making of. Directed by George Hickenlooper, it stars Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, John Milius. 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.

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