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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Nov 27, 1991
96 min
Documentary
7.9/ 10
393 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
7.9/10
393 votes
IMDB
8.1/10
25,080 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
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Metacritic
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95/100
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Box Office & Budget

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Box Office$1,394,661Worldwide gross
US Box Office$1,318,449Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 8 wins & 5 nominations total

Details

Production information

"The magic and madness of making Apocalypse Now"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$1,394,661

Production Companies

American ZoetropeZaloom Mayfield Productions

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