Francis Ford Coppola’s stunning vision of man’s heart of darkness, revealed through the particular madness of the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Willard (Martin Sheen) receives orders to seek out the renegade Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) who has disappeared into the depths of the jungle. Willard’s mission becomes an epic journey into his own soul and that of the mysterious Kurtz. Based on the novella by Joseph Conrad, “Heart of Darkness”. Original music by Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Mickey Hart.
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ACMI Identifier
303205
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → African Americans in motion pictures
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Anti-war works
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military life
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Motion pictures and the war
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African Americans in motion pictures
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
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Sound
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Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)