Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Daniel O — 16 Aug 2008

An engaging document surrounding the difficulties of making Apocalypse Now.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Daniel O on 16 Aug 2008.

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

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