Film

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991 · 1h 36m · Documentary

The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

95

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.

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

Marlon Brando

Self

• Fax BahrDirector · Screenplay
• George HickenlooperDirector · Screenplay
• Eleanor CoppolaDirector
• Les MayfieldProducer
• George ZaloomProducer
• Doug ClaybourneExecutive Producer
• Fred RoosExecutive Producer
• Francis Ford CoppolaExecutive Producer
• Shana HaganDirector of Photography
• Larry CarneyDirector of Photography

Official TrailerHeart of Darkness TrailerHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991 Trailer | Documentary

Release date

November 27, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Revenue

$1,394,661

Genres

Documentary

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