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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

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.

19911h 36mRDocumentary

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About Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Directors
George Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola
Cast
Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, John Milius, George Lucas, Sam Bottoms, Albert Hall
Genres
Documentary
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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