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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is a 1991 American documentary film about the production of Apocalypse Now, a 1979 Vietnam War epic directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Dec 6, 1991 · With Eleanor Coppola, John Milius, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola. 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.
In the late 1970s, as renegade filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola struggles to complete an epic allegory of the Vietnam War, "Apocalypse Now," his wife, Eleanor, films his daily travails with...
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Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. Documentary. 97 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1992. Roger Ebert. January 17, 1992. 3 min read. The film, seen late last year on Showtime cable, is now opening theatrically. It strips Coppola bare of all defenses and yet reveals him as a great and brave filmmaker.
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.
Synopsis. 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.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. Directed by Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr, and George Hickenlooper • 1991 • United States. “We were in the jungle, there were too many of us, we had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little we went insane.”. In 1976, director Francis Ford Coppola arrived in the ...
