Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Sterling H — 06 Mar 2008

Watched this before watching Apocalypse Now...good stuff.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Sterling H on 06 Mar 2008.

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

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