Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Johannes J — 12 Oct 2012

Francis Ford Coppola: "My movie is not about Vietnam... my movie is Vietnam.".

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Johannes J on 12 Oct 2012.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse has generally received very positive reviews.

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