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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now

7.9

1h 36m

1991

“The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now”

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.

Director

George Hickenlooper

Fax Bahr

Eleanor Coppola

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Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

as Self

Eleanor Coppola

Eleanor Coppola

as Self

John Milius

John Milius

as Self

George Lucas

George Lucas

as Self

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

as Self

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

as Self

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

as Self

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

as Self

Dean Tavoularis

as Self

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