Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

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 a camera of her own. The documentary based on her footage details the difficulties of the large production -- from weather-related delays in the Philippines to star Martin Sheen's heart attack while filming -- and it provides unprecedented behind-the-scenes clips of one of Hollywood's most-acclaimed films.

The magic and madness of making "Apocalypse Now"

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Film Detail

Genre
Documentary
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 27, 1991
US Box Office
$1,318,449 (#5800 of 7273)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Language

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
November 20, 2007
Acquired Date
August 11, 2020
Times Seen
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Actors

Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Eleanor Coppola
Eleanor Coppola
Roman Coppola
Roman Coppola
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola

Directors

Fax Bahr
Fax Bahr
George Hickenlooper
George Hickenlooper

Producers

Les Mayfield
Les Mayfield
George Zaloom
George Zaloom

Writers

Fax Bahr
Fax Bahr
George Hickenlooper
George Hickenlooper

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RT Fresh
100%
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94%
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535 votes
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IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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