Fresh
A fascinating 1991 postmortem on the making of Francis Coppola's Apocalypse Now.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now
1991 · 1h 36m · R
Documentary
Directed by
Fax Bahr
,
George Hickenlooper
Overview
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 and cast
- Fax Bahr Director
- George Hickenlooper Director
- Francis Ford Coppola as Himself
- Eleanor Coppola as Herself
- John Milius as Himself
- George Lucas as Himself
- Sam Bottoms as Himself
- Albert Hall as Himself
- Frederic Forrest as Himself
- Laurence Fishburne as Himself
- Dean Tavoularis as Himself
- Fred Roos as Himself
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
At once anecdotal and revealing, this excellent film both illuminates the catastrophes that beset one particular project, and shows, by way of comparison, exactly what American film has foregone since the '70s.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
There have been few sharper portraits of the film maker as alchemist than Hearts of Darkness: A Film Maker's Apocalypse.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
The making of a film has never been documented with more penetration and truth than in Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
As the portrait of an artist in crisis, Hearts of Darkness is unparalleled.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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