Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse(1991)

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• Francis Ford Coppola 's Apocalypse Now (1979) was plagued by extraordinary script, shooting, budget, and casting problems - nearly destroying the life and career of the celebrated director. Documents the sensational events surrounding the making of Apocalypse Now (1979) ' and Francis Ford Coppola 's struggle with nature, governments, actors, and self-doubt. Includes footage and sound secretly recorded by Eleanor Coppola , wife of Francis. — Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> In the late 1970s, as renegade filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola struggles to complete an epic allegory of the Vietnam War, " Apocalypse Now (1979) ," his wife, Eleanor, films his daily travails with a camera of her own. The documentary based on her footage details the difficulties of the large production -- from weather-related delays in the Philippines to star Martin Sheen 's heart attack while filming -- and it provides unprecedented behind-the-scenes clips of one of Hollywood's most-acclaimed films. — Jwelch5742