Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
“The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now”
1991•R•1h 36m•7.9•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
George Hickenlooper
Writer
George Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
American Zoetrope
Cast
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
Self
Robert Duvall
Self
Doug Claybourne
Self
Dennis Hopper
Self
Production
Company
American Zoetrope
Company
Zaloom Mayfield Productions
Producer
Les Mayfield
Producer
George Zaloom
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