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ERA
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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Heart of Darkness
"The jungle offers incredible riches, but its price can be deadly."
1994 1h 40m EN
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5.8
MID
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50%
ROTTEN
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5.7
IMDB
★5.8TMDB · 40🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes★5.7IMDB · 2,206
DramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
“The jungle offers incredible riches, but its price can be deadly.”
Cast
Tim Roth
Marlow
John Malkovich
Kurtz
Isaach de Bankolé
Mfumu
James Fox
Gosse
Morten Faldaas
Harlequin
Iman
Black Beauty
Alan Scarfe
Captain Fenard
Patrick Ryecart
De Griffe
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Nicolas Roeg
- Writers
- Benedict Fitzgerald
- Languages
- French, English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Nicolas Roeg, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Stanley Myers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Louise Rubacky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Tim Roth and John Malkovich and Isaach de Bankolé carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The jungle offers incredible riches, but its price can be deadly.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0110002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Nicolas Roeg directs. Anthony B. Richmond behind the camera. Stanley Myers scores. Louise Rubacky cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
- 3Directed by Nicolas Roeg, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Stanley Myers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Louise Rubacky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Tim Roth and John Malkovich and Isaach de Bankolé carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The jungle offers incredible riches, but its price can be deadly.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0110002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "insanity", "river", "greed".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Anthony B. Richmond
- Original score
- Stanley Myers
- Editing
- Louise Rubacky
- Production design
- David Brockhurst
- Costume design
- Tom Rand
- Makeup / hair
- Joseph P. Hurt
- Sound
- Gary Macheel
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 50% 🥫 Rotten
- IMDB rating
- 5.7/10 · 2,206 votes
- MPAA
- TV-14
Awards
Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Also by
Nicolas Roeg
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CH
Chris/Rose Productions
US
Turner Pictures
US
Key crew
- CastingCelestia Fox
- EditorLouise Rubacky
- ProducerRobert W. Christiansen
- ProducerLuc Roeg
- Production DesignDavid Brockhurst
- ProducerRick Rosenberg
- NovelJoseph Conrad
- Production DesignPaul Peters
- Art DirectionDavid Crank
- Co-ProducerJames A. Westman
- Line ProducerNicky Kentish Barnes
- Art DirectionSydney Sharpe
- Makeup ArtistJoseph P. Hurt
- Sound EditorMike Dickeson
- Sound DesignerGary Macheel
- Costume DesignTom Rand
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistJeff Lewis
- HairstylistChriss Curry
- Makeup ArtistMartha Preciado
- HairstylistStacye P. Branche
- Makeup ArtistAdam Brandy
- Makeup EffectsDouglas J. White
- Key Makeup ArtistBrad Look
- Set DecorationAmy Wells
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- insanity
- river
- greed
- congo
- jungle
- ivory
- african colony
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1994-03-13
Also known as
International titles
- Herz der FinsternisDE
- Heart of DarknessDE
- Στην Καρδιά του ΣκότουςGR
- 真・地獄の黙示録JP
