Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
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.
Directors:
Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola.
Writers:
George Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr.
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Francis Ford Coppola as Self |
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Eleanor Coppola as Self |
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John Milius as Self |
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George Lucas as Self |
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Sam Bottoms as Self |
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Albert Hall as Self |
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Frederic Forrest as Self |
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Laurence Fishburne as Self |
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Dean Tavoularis as Self |
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Fred Roos as Self |
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Martin Sheen as Self |
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Vittorio Storaro as Self |
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Robert Duvall as Self |
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Doug Claybourne as Self |
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Dennis Hopper as Self |
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Marlon Brando as Self |
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Sofia Coppola as Self |
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Tom Sternberg as Self |
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Gian-Carlo Coppola as Self |
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Roman Coppola as Self |
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Monty Cox as Self |
| Directing | Fax Bahr | Director |
| Directing | George Hickenlooper | Director |
| Writing | George Hickenlooper | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fax Bahr | Screenplay |
| Production | Les Mayfield | Producer |
| Production | George Zaloom | Producer |
| Production | Doug Claybourne | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fred Roos | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Todd Boekelheide | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Michael Greer | Editor |
| Editing | Jay Miracle | Editor |
| Camera | Les Blank | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Eleanor Coppola | Director |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Shana Hagan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Larry Carney | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Igor Meglic | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steven Wacks | Director of Photography |