Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

Discover

Camera

Les Blank

Camera Operator

Shana Hagan

Director of Photography

Larry Carney

Director of Photography

Igor Meglic

Director of Photography

Steven Wacks

Director of Photography

Directing

Fax Bahr

Director

Editing

Production

Les Mayfield

Producer

George Zaloom

Producer

Doug Claybourne

Executive Producer

Fred Roos

Executive Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Sound

Todd Boekelheide

Original Music Composer

Writing

Fax Bahr

Screenplay

Camera

Les Blank

Camera Operator

Shana Hagan

Director of Photography

Larry Carney

Director of Photography

Igor Meglic

Director of Photography

Steven Wacks

Director of Photography

Directing

Fax Bahr

Director

Editing

Production

Les Mayfield

Producer

George Zaloom

Producer

Doug Claybourne

Executive Producer

Fred Roos

Executive Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Sound

Todd Boekelheide

Original Music Composer

Writing

Fax Bahr

Screenplay