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Heart of Darkness (1993 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Heart of Darkness' is a 1993 television adaptation of Joseph Conrads famous 1899 novella written by Benedict Fitzgerald, directed by Nicolas Roeg, and starring Tim Roth, John Malkovich, Isaach De Bankol 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
* Tim Roth Marlow
* John Malkovich Mr. Kurtz
* Isaach De Bankol Mfumu
* James Fox Gosse
* Phoebe Nicholls The Intended
* 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.
References
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