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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
26K
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Francis Ford Coppola in Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
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Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems - nearly destroying the life and care... Read allDocumentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems - nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.Documentary that chronicles how Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems - nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director.

  • Directors
    • Fax Bahr
    • Eleanor Coppola
    • George Hickenlooper
  • Writers
    • Fax Bahr
    • George Hickenlooper
  • Stars
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Martin Sheen
    • Marlon Brando
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    26K
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    • Directors
      • Fax Bahr
      • Eleanor Coppola
      • George Hickenlooper
    • Writers
      • Fax Bahr
      • George Hickenlooper
    • Stars
      • Dennis Hopper
      • Martin Sheen
      • Marlon Brando
    • 81User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Self
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • Self
    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Eleanor Coppola
    Eleanor Coppola
    • Self
    John Milius
    John Milius
    • Self
    George Lucas
    George Lucas
    • Self
    Francis Ford Coppola
    Francis Ford Coppola
    • Self
    • (as Francis Coppola)
    Tom Sternberg
    • Self
    Dean Tavoularis
    Dean Tavoularis
    • Self
    Fred Roos
    Fred Roos
    • Self
    Vittorio Storaro
    Vittorio Storaro
    • Self
    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • Self
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Self
    • (as Larry Fishburne)
    Rona Barrett
    Rona Barrett
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Tom Snyder
    Tom Snyder
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Sam Bottoms
    Sam Bottoms
    • Self
    Monty Cox
    Monty Cox
    • Self
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Self
    • (as Fred Forrest)
    • Directors
      • Fax Bahr
      • Eleanor Coppola
      • George Hickenlooper
    • Writers
      • Fax Bahr
      • George Hickenlooper
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Marlon Brando allegedly refused to be interviewed, claiming Francis Ford Coppola still owed him $2 million following his time on the movie.
    • Goofs
      The narrator refers to a caribou being killed. The animal is actually a carabao.
    • Quotes
      • Francis Ford Coppola: My greatest fear is to make a really shitty, embarrassing, pompous film on an important subject, and I am doing it. And I confront it. I acknowledge, I will tell you right straight from... the most sincere depths of my heart, the film will not be good.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD is missing a mention of Harvey Keitel as Willard and a scene of Coppola singing Anything Goes is watered down as well.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Addams Family/An American Tail: Fievel Goes West/For the Boys/Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse/Prospero's Books (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Suzie Q
      Written by Dale Hawkins, Sagan Lewis (as S.J. Lewis) and Eleanor Broadwater (as E. Broadwater)
      Performed by Flash Cadillac (as Flash Cadilac)
      Courtesy of Private Stock Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 6, 1991 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • arabuloku.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En filmares vånda: Coppola's Apocalypse
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Zaloom Mayfield Productions
      • American Zoetrope
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,318,449
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,992
      • Dec 1, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,333,346
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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