Heart of Darkness

– A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Heart of Darkness (1993)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

13 Mar 1994

Language:

English, French

Director:

Nicolas Roeg

Writer:

Joseph Conrad (novel), Benedict Fitzgerald (teleplay)

Main Actors:

Tim Roth, John Malkovich, Isaach De Bankolé, James Fox

Plot:

Marlow is an ambitious and adventurous sailor who is employed by an English trading company and sent to an African colony. There he travels up the river, visiting the trading stations who barters for ivory with the natives. On his journey he is told about a man named Kurtz whose station is the one furthest up the river, deep in the African jungle. Some talk of him in awe, others in admiration, but they all seem to fear him. As Marlow gets closer and closer to Kurtz he understands that the man has gone insane and is now doing the most horrible and blasphemous deeds. Based on Joseph Conrad's classic novel about greed and insanity.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

Production:

Turner Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%