Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 4K 1991 Ultra HD 2160p

A documentary about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece *Apocalypse Now*—covering the agonizing process of writing the screenplay, filming, casting, and budgeting... All of this nearly ruined the renowned director’s life and career.

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Francis Ford Coppola was fond of saying 'Apocalypse Now' was "not about the Vietnam War; it was the Vietnam War", and this long overdue chronicle of the film's troubled production certainly proves his point. Using behind-the-scenes 16mm footage shot by Coppola's wife, Eleanor, and borrowing several passages from her published diaries, the documentary traces how what began as a modest wartime action movie (with nods to Joseph Conrad) would emerge, after several years, several tens of millions of dollars, and more than one physical and mental breakdown, as a brilliant, bloated, visionary epic. The production itself was often a living illustration of Murphy's Law: what could go wrong did go wrong, including a civil war, a devastating typhoon, a near-fatal heart attack suffered by actor Martin Sheen, and the appearance on the set of an unprepared, overweight Marlon Brando to play the emaciated Colonel Kurtz. Among the many revealing moments is Martin Sheen's drunken breakdown on camera (included in Coppola's finished film), and snippets of the fascinating, discreet audiotapes showing the director near the end of his wits. Invaluable hindsight is provided by cast and crew, including Coppola himself, who was never quite able to recover professionally from the experience.

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Codec: HEVC / h265 (82.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: 4K UHD (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, dvhe.07.06, BL+EL+RPU, Blu-ray compatible / SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible
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#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#English: LPCM 2.0
#German: LPCM 2.0

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