Film

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Name: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991
Rating: 7.917
Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, John Milius, George Lucas, Sam Bottoms

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George HickenlooperDirector

Reviews

Hearts of Darkness: A Film-Maker's Apocalypse reviewThe Guardian · July 2025
Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse movie reviewRogerEbert.com · Sept 2017
Review/Film; Coppola's 'Apocalypse' Then: The Making of a ScreenThe New York Times · May 2017

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.