Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Chris C — 12 Jul 2008

Francis Ford Coppola with his shirt off ranting, being buzzed by flies.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Chris C on 12 Jul 2008.

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

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