Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
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- R
- 1h 36min
- Documentary
- 06 Dec 1991 (UK)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Eleanor Coppola | ... |
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| John Milius | ... |
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| George Lucas | ... |
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| Francis Ford Coppola | ... |
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Tom Sternberg | ... |
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| Dean Tavoularis | ... |
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| Fred Roos | ... |
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| Martin Sheen | ... |
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| Vittorio Storaro | ... |
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| Robert Duvall | ... |
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| Laurence Fishburne | ... |
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| Rona Barrett | ... |
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| Tom Snyder | ... |
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| Sam Bottoms | ... |
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Monty Cox | ... |
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| Frederic Forrest | ... |
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| Doug Claybourne | ... |
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| Albert Hall | ... |
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| Dennis Hopper | ... |
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marlon Brando | ... |
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Randy Carter | ... |
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| Gian-Carlo Coppola | ... |
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| Roman Coppola | ... |
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| Sofia Coppola | ... |
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| Robert De Niro | ... |
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| Brett Dicker | ... |
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J. David Jones | ... |
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| Orson Welles | ... |
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Directed by
| Fax Bahr | ||
| George Hickenlooper | ||
| Eleanor Coppola | ... | (documentary footage) |
Written by
| Fax Bahr | ... | () |
| George Hickenlooper | ... | () |
Produced by
| Doug Claybourne | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Doqui | ... | supervising producer: ZM |
| Fred Fuchs | ... | supervising producer: Zoetrope |
| Les Mayfield | ... | producer |
| Fred Roos | ... | executive producer |
| George Zaloom | ... | producer |
Music by
| Todd Boekelheide | ||
Editing by
| Michael Greer | ||
| Jay Miracle | ||
Editorial Department
| Anthony Bank | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jackie Cole | ... | negative cutter |
| Syd Cole | ... | negative cutter |
| Grady Cooper | ... | post-production assistant |
| Daniel Gillett | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Wm. Grimes | ... | second assistant editor |
| Shana Hagan | ... | assistant editor |
| T.J. LaManna | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Kevin Lillestol | ... | post-production coordinator |
| David March | ... | apprentice editor |
| John Pace | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Walt Rose | ... | color timer (as Walter Rose) |
| Richard Hymns | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Thomas Dugan | ... | post-production supervisor (as Thomas C. Dugan) |
| Steven Hewitt | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Leslie Jett | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Peter Bettendorff | ... | sound mixer: USA (as Peter Bettendorf) |
| Larry Carney | ... | sound mixer: Philippines |
| Robert Gravenor | ... | sound mixer: USA (as Bob Gravenor) |
| Wm. Grimes | ... | sound mixer: USA |
| George R. Groves Jr. | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Steve Hawk | ... | sound mixer: USA |
| Richard Mortillaro | ... | sound mixer: USA (as Rich Mortillaro) |
| Craig M. Otte | ... | sound effects editor |
| Tim Philben | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Troy Porter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Brian Risner | ... | sound editor |
| Burton Weinstein | ... | supervising sound editor (as Burton M. Weinstein) |
| Richard Hymns | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ron Bahara | ... | assistant camera |
| Les Blank | ... | camera operator: USA |
| Larry Carney | ... | camera operator: Philippines |
| Eleanor Coppola | ... | camera operator: Philippines |
| Shana Hagan | ... | camera operator: USA |
| John M. Heller | ... | camera operator: USA (as John Heller) |
| Igor Meglic | ... | camera operator: USA |
| Bill Neil | ... | camera operator: Philippines |
| Kevin O'Brien | ... | camera operator: USA |
| Andrew Parke | ... | assistant camera |
| Douglas Ryan | ... | camera operator: Philippines (as Doug Ryan) |
| Steven Wacks | ... | camera operator: USA (as Steve Wacks) |
Music Department
| Evan Greenspan | ... | music clearance |
| Brian Risner | ... | music prelay mixer |
Additional Crew
| Kary Antholis | ... | business affairs |
| Paul Bernhard | ... | additional interviews |
| Denise Gigante | ... | research |
| Mark R. Lindsay | ... | sales representative (as Mark Lindsay) |
| James T. Mockoski | ... | Restoration Supervisor (2024) |
| Toby Reisz | ... | additional interviews |
| Marie Snyder | ... | research |
| Jonathan Dana | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Andy Aaron | ... | special thanks |
| Lucius Barre | ... | special thanks |
| Rona Barrett | ... | special thanks |
| Frank Beacham | ... | special thanks |
| Lee Beaupre | ... | in memory of |
| Richard Beggs | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Helen Berg | ... | special thanks |
| Sam Bottoms | ... | special thanks |
| Thomas Byers | ... | special thanks |
| Colleen Camp | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Candib | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Carringer | ... | special thanks |
| John Chapman | ... | in memory of |
| Carmine Coppola | ... | in memory of |
| Eleanor Coppola | ... | special thanks |
| Francis Ford Coppola | ... | special thanks (as Francis Coppola) |
| Gian-Carlo Coppola | ... | in memory of |
| Marc Coppola | ... | special thanks |
| Monty Cox | ... | special thanks |
| Loolee DeLeon | ... | in memory of (as Loolee DeLeon-Honigmn) |
| Robert Duvall | ... | special thanks |
| Phil Ethington | ... | special thanks |
| Dennis Fill | ... | special thanks |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | special thanks (as Larry Fishburne) |
| Frederic Forrest | ... | special thanks |
| Larry Franco | ... | special thanks |
| Gray Frederickson | ... | special thanks |
| Eva Gardos | ... | special thanks |
| Dennis Gassner | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Graham | ... | special thanks |
| Albert Hall | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Herr | ... | special thanks |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | special thanks |
| Dennis Juban | ... | in memory of |
| Leland Katz | ... | special thanks |
| Raymond Katz | ... | special thanks (as Ray Katz) |
| Pat Kelly | ... | in memory of |
| Michael Learned | ... | special thanks |
| George Lucas | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Marks | ... | special thanks |
| Frank Marshall | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Mason | ... | special thanks |
| Mike Medavoy | ... | special thanks |
| John Milius | ... | special thanks |
| Walter Murch | ... | special thanks |
| Barrie M. Osborne | ... | special thanks (as Barrie Osborne) |
| U.N. Owen | ... | special thanks |
| Fred Rexer | ... | special thanks |
| Jerry Ross | ... | special thanks |
| David Salven | ... | in memory of |
| Bob Scaiffe | ... | in memory of |
| Martin Sheen | ... | special thanks |
| Mona Skager | ... | special thanks |
| Harry Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Snyder | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Sternberg | ... | special thanks |
| Vittorio Storaro | ... | special thanks |
| Alex Tavoularis | ... | special thanks |
| Dean Tavoularis | ... | special thanks |
| Cynthia Wood | ... | special thanks (as Cyndi Wood) |
| Jerry Ziesmer | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Triton Pictures (1991) (United States) (theatrical)
- Blue Dolphin Film Distribution (1991) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cineplex Odeon Films (1991) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Life International (1991) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Odyssey Distributors (1991) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Showtime Networks (1991) (United States) (tv) (premiere)
- AMLF (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- CNR Film (1992) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (as CNR Film Releasing)
- Dendy Films (1992) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Hoyts Home Video (1992) (Australia) (video)
- MCA Home Video (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
- Paramount Pictures (1992) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Paramount Pictures (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Paramount Pictures (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1994) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (1999) (Canada) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
- Alliance (2010) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Documents the sensational events surrounding the making of Apocalypse Now (1979)' and Francis Ford Coppola's struggle with nature, governments, actors, and self-doubt. Includes footage and sound secretly recorded by Eleanor Coppola, wife of Francis.
Written by Murray Chapman |
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| Taglines | The magic and madness of making "Apocalypse Now" See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Marlon Brando allegedly refused to be interviewed, claiming Francis Ford Coppola still owed him $2 million following his time on the movie. See more » |
| Goofs | In the end credits for musical listings under the Doors song The End, Elektra (Records) is misspelled (as "Electra.") See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Addams Family/An American Tail: Fievel Goes West/For the Boys/Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse/Prospero's Books (1991). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Suzie Q See more » |
| Quotes |
Francis Ford Coppola:
My greatest fear is to make a really shitty, embarrassing, pompous film on an important subject, and I am doing it. And I confront it. I acknowledge, I will tell you right straight from... the most sincere depths of my heart, the film will not be good. See more » |