Kurtz (Heart of Darkness) circumstances and remote settings to assert power over others. It is widely believed that Conrad drew influence from these characters, as well as Stevenson's plot lines, when writing "Heart of Darkness". In the 1958 loose adaptation for the CBS television anthology series "Playhouse 90" Kurtz was played by Boris Karloff. This version uses the encounter between Marlow and Kurtz as its final act, and adds a backstory in which Marlow had been Kurtz's adopted son. Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now" (1979) centers on the protagonist's mission to find and kill the renegade Colonel Kurtz (played by
The Power of Darkness (1979 film) time, the self-titled National Reorganization Process (1976–1983). A man (Renán) has discovered a global conspiracy made by blind people, but can not prove or convince others. So he decides to write a report for the record, in case something happens . The film takes place in dark places, during the night, such as subways and basements. The Power of Darkness (1979 film) The Power of Darkness or El Poder de las tinieblas is a 1979 Argentine mystery-horror thriller film directed by Mario Sábato and starring Sergio Renán. It is based on the chapter named "Informe sobre ciegos" ("Report on the