Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Olly H — 29 Jun 2011

A fascinating and very informative documentary about the realisation of one of the best movies ever made....

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Olly H on 29 Jun 2011.

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

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