Heart of Darkness (1993 film)

Heart of Darkness

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Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Produced by Luc Roeg
Rick Rosenberg
Robert W. Christiansen
Written by Benedict Fitzgerald
Starring Tim Roth
John Malkovich
Isaach De Bankolé
James Fox
Music by Stanley Myers
Cinematography Anthony B. Richmond
Edited by Louise Rubacky
Distributed by TNT
Release dates
13 March 1994
Country USA
Language English

Heart of Darkness is a 1993 television adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s famous novella written by Benedict Fitzgerald, directed by Nicolas Roeg, and starring Tim Roth, John Malkovich, Isaach De Bankolé and James Fox. The show is the third screen adaptation of the novella, following a 1958 television adaptation for the anthology series Playhouse 90 starring Boris Karloff, and 1979's Apocalypse Now with Marlon Brando, which loosely adapted it and updated it to the Vietnam War.

The film was filmed as a co-production with Ted Turner's Turner Pictures, and then aired by his TNT network.

Plot

Ivory trader Captain Charles Marlow (Roth) is sent up the Congo River to retrieve cargo, and along the way, learns of the successful and enigmatic trader Kurtz (Malkovich), who is worshiped as a god by the natives.

Cast

Awards

The series won and was nominated for several awards, including:

Furthermore, Malkovich was nominated for both a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe for Best Actor in 1995.[1][2]

References

  1. "Heart of Darkness". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
  2. "Heart of Darkness (TV) (1993)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2013-10-27.

External links

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