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 Leopard Hunts in Darkness Mashona forces, during which they uncover a plot that includes the Russians to overthrow and enslave the population. Full of surprises, the story is one where good wins over evil, and Craig and Sally-Anne are able to return with Samson to Africa and the lives they were building there. Film rights were bought in the 1980s by Sylvester Stallone to develop a vehicle for Stallone but no film eventuated. An adventure story of Masud Rana series named "Andhokarey Chita" was based on the Leopard Hunt in Darkness. The Leopard Hunts in Darkness The Leopard Hunts in Darkness is a novel