Francis Ford Coppola,
John Milius,
Martin Sheen,
Samuel Bottoms,
Colleen Camp
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An intimate look at the making of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 classic Apocalypse Now, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse combines the usual documentary interviews with outtakes from the film... read more
DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007
Stats: 523 reviews
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is a great insight and document of one of the most notorious film shoots in the history of cinema. It exposes the madness and obsession throughout the history of the story from the people who wanted to make it, the crew that eventually... read more
Interesting, but a little self indulgent documentary about the filmmaking process. Francis Ford Coppola should be commended for being so honest about his own shortcomings that arise during the making of one of his landmark films and it's crazy to watch all of the overall bad luck... read more
i learned some interesting stuff including that heart of darkness was orson welles' first planned film project. he ended up making citizen kane instead. fascinating insight into the film making process... and it's a wonder brando got any work with his attitude :p
A powerful story of one man's journey to make the most important/relevant war movie of the time. Francis Ford Coppola poured his heart and soul into Apocalypse Now and it definitely shows that in this documentary. If you didn't respect the man before, you certainly would after se... read more
Weird that I like the behind-the-scenes documentary better than the actual movie. But Apocalypse Now is a polarizing movie. I like Coppola so much more as a person than as a director. He has a noncompromising idea of what he wants the movie to be and that's why it was finally mad... read more
There have been few sharper portraits of the film maker as alchemist than Hearts of Darkness: A Film Maker's Apocalypse. Full Review
The making of a film has never been documented with more penetration and truth than in Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. Full Review
As the portrait of an artist in crisis, Hearts of Darkness is unparalleled. Full Review
Harrowing and funny, a fine film on its own, Hearts leaves us with a new appreciation for the Vietnam War epic it documents. Full Review
For a portrait of cinematic obsession and unbridled megalomania... one would be hard pressed to find a more satisfying piece of work than Hearts of Darkness Full Review
It does a good job of painting an honest portrait of out-of-control egos and the excess of Hollywood in the '70s, while also being informative and entertaining. Full Review
There is something very carnal about watching the production fall apart and see the reputation of Coppola hang in the balance. Full Review
We come away from the documentary with a profound admiration for Coppola, if only because he didn't kill himself or someone else. Full Review
This is an interesting docu but some important issues are missing, such as Coppola's infidelity during the shoot and the question of whether or not the chaos on the set had bearing on the artistic qua... Full Review
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