Francis Ford Coppola
Biography
Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential film directors. He epitomized the group of filmmakers known as the New Hollywood, which included George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Woody Allen and William Friedkin, who emerged in the early 1970s with unconventional ideas that challenged contemporary filmmaking. He co-authored the script for Patton, winning the Academy Award in 1970. His directorial fame escalated with the release of The Godfather in 1972. The film revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, garnering universal laurels from critics and public alike. It went on to win three Academy Awards, including his second, which he won for Best Adapted Screenplay, and it was instrumental in cementing his position as one of the prominent American film directors. Coppola followed it with an equally successful sequel The Godfather Part II, which became the first ever sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film received yet higher praises than its predecessor, and gave him three Academy Awards—for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. In the same year was released The Conversation, which he directed, produced and wrote. The film went on to win the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. His next directorial venture was Apocalypse Now in 1979, and it was as notorious for its lengthy and troubled production as it was critically acclaimed for its vivid and stark depiction of the Vietnam War. It won his second Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Although some of Coppola's ventures in the 1980s and early 1990s were critically lauded, Coppola's later work has not met the same level of critical and commercial success as his '70s films.
Known For
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It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
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A Conversation with Martin Sheen
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A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self (archive footage)
Alfonso Sansone - produttore per caso
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Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son
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Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula
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Coda: Thirty Years Later
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Fog City Mavericks
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La Saga Rassam-Berri, le cinéma dans les veines
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The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
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The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
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The Making of Captain EO
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Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
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Cannoli
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Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
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Seduced and Abandoned
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Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
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Milius
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Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
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The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.
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The Dream Studio
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Winona Ryder - Die Geister, die sie rief
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
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Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
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The Godfather Legacy
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Vem Var Dracula
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The People vs. George Lucas
Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
War Hunt
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Filmmaker
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
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Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
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The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
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Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
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Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños
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Brando
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Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
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The Young Racers
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Megadoc
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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
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The New Cinema
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Inside the Coppola Personality
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The Godfather and the Mob
Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
Apocalypse Now
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Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
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A Decade Under the Influence
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Listen to Me Marlon
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Five Came Back
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Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
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Spielberg
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Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York
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Martin Scorsese Directs
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Trespassing Bergman
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American Dream: Detroit
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The Family Whistle
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Central Park
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Friedkin Uncut
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Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
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Godfather I
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Hollywood Mavericks
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Art Never Sleeps
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Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
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Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
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The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir
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Marlon Brando: The Wild One
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Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
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The Making of 'One from the Heart'
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The World of Jim Henson
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Henri Langlois vu par...
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Twixt: A Documentary
The Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Palo Alto
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Lights, Action, Music
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The Making of Marie Antoinette
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
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The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
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In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
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Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'
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The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
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Les derniers jours de Marlon Brando
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Sodankylä ikuisesti: Elokuvan vuosisata
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The Lion Roars Again
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Tying the Knot
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Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Indiana Jones : à la recherche de l'âge d'or perdu
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
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Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola
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Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
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Inside Mishima
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Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa
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Lumière, l’aventure continue
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Artistry/Technology
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Films to Die For
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Death Of A Porn Queen
Self (archive footage)
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-04-07
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
Francis Coppola