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A Zoetrope Studios Production

Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Screenplay: Joseph Conrad (novel Heart of Darkness), Francis Coppola, Michael Herr (narration), John Milius. Producer: Francis Coppola, Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos, Mona Skager, Tom Sternberg. Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro Film Editor: Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. Greenberg, Richard Marks, Walter Murch. Production Designer: Dean Tavoularis.

Cast: Marlon Brando (Col. Walter E. Kurtz), Robert Duvall (Lt. Colonel Kilgore), Martin Sheen (Capt. Benjamin L. Willard), Frederic Forrest (Chef), Albert Hall (Chief), Sam Bottoms (Lance), Laurence Fishburne (Clean), Dennis Hopper (Freelance photographer).

M.P.A.A. Rating: R.
Running Time: 139 minutes
Awards: Academy Award, Best Cinematography (Victtorio Storaro). Nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction.

Synopsis: Based on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, this is a controversial addition to the multitude of Vietnam war movies in existance. We follow Capt. Willard on his mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. Notes taken by Coppola's wife have recently been used to create "Hearts of Darkness"--a fascinating and revealing account of the making of this movie.

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