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 novel, written by Benedict Fitzgerald, and directed by Nicolas Roeg. It stars Tim Roth, John Malkovich, Isaach De Bankolé and James Fox. It is the third screen adaptation of the novel, following a 1958 television adaptation for the series Playhouse 90, and 1979's Apocalypse Now, 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 Marlowe (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

• Tim Roth - Marlow
• John Malkovich - Colonel Kurtz
• Isaach De Bankolé - Mfumu
• James Fox - Gosse
• Morten Faldaas - Harlequin
• Alan Corduner - Verne
• Patrick Ryecart - De Griffe
• Michael Fitzgerald - Harou
• Geoffrey Hutchings - Delcommune
• Iman - Black Beauty
• Ian McDiarmid - Doctor
• Peter Vaughan - Director
• John Savident - Company Director

Awards

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

• Primetime Emmy for Sound Editing - 1994 (Won)
• CableABC Award for Art Direction - 1995 (Won)
• CableABC Award for Costume Design - 1995 (Nominated)

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

References

External links

• Heart of Darkness at the Internet Movie Database
• Heart of Darkness at Rotten Tomatoes
• Heart of Darkness at AllRovi