The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now
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.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) is a documentary film directed by Fax Bahr, released on November 27, 1991 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, John Milius and George Lucas. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 435 ratings.
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Francis Ford Coppola
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Eleanor Coppola
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John Milius
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George Lucas
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Sam Bottoms
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Albert Hall
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Frederic Forrest
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Laurence Fishburne
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Dean Tavoularis
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Fred Roos
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Martin Sheen
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Vittorio Storaro
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Directed by Fax Bahr, written by George Hickenlooper and Fax Bahr, produced by Les Mayfield and George Zaloom.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 435 ratings.
Francis Ford Coppola's film <i>Apocalypse Now</i> was one of the most infamously troubled productions in the history of Hollywood, so resonating in collective memory that it can still be parodied in new-millennium like <i>Tropic Thunder</i>. A typhoon struck the set in the Philippines, local officials were difficult to work with, Martin Sheen had a heart attack during filming, and Coppola was constantly troubled…
Reviewed on September 5, 2018
***Outstanding documentary on the making of the hallowed "Apocalypse Now"*** Released in 1991, "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" chronicles the making of 1979's "Apocalypse Now," combining footage shot by Eleanor Coppola during the shooting of the film with more recent interviews with the cast & crew. Documentaries or commentaries on how a particular film was made don't interest me because I'm not a…
Reviewed on August 1, 2019
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The main cast of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) includes Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, John Milius, George Lucas and Sam Bottoms. The film was directed by Fax Bahr. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse was released on November 27, 1991 and runs for 1h 36m.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 435 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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