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Doc Talk Podcast Goes Upriver For Riveting Conversation About Newly Restored ‘Hearts Of Darkness,’ One Of Greatest Documentaries Ever
Deadline's 'Doc Talk' podcast with John Ridley goes upriver for discussion about the newly restored ‘Hearts of Darkness,’ one of the greatest documentaries ever
But not when it comes to exploring how Francis Ford Coppola made his masterpiece Apocalypse Now, a notoriously punishing shoot in the Philippines that seemingly tested the sanity of nearly everyone involved and almost cost star Martin Sheen his life. Now, 34 years after its initial release, the documentary has been restored in 4K and returns to theaters beginning July 4th in New York, expanding to Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities in the coming weeks. Bahr and Mockoski tells us why a dozen years passed between the initial release of Apocalypse Now in 1979 and the premiere of Hearts of Darkness, a delay that speaks volumes about the traumatic experience for the production team and actors on the set of Coppola’s Vietnam War film.
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