Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Seen it?1991 | 96 min | Documentary
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Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 92K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola
- Francis Ford CoppolaSelf
- Eleanor CoppolaSelf
- John MiliusSelf
- George LucasSelf
- Sam BottomsSelf
- Albert HallSelf
- Frederic ForrestSelf
- Laurence FishburneSelf
- Dean TavoularisSelf
- Fred RoosSelf