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Francis Ford Coppola

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Francis Ford Coppola  (born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Ford Coppola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Apr 7, 1939 In Detroit, Michigan, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
68
First Appeared:
In the series The Oscars 1953-03-19
Latest Project:
Movie Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain 2023-12-08
Known For
Poster of What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Poster of Seduced and Abandoned
Poster of The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Poster of Saturday Night Live
Filmography
Movie The Family Himself 2023-05-17
Movie Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain Self 2023-12-08
Movie Becoming Al Pacino Self (archive footage) 2022-02-06
Movie Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called Self (archive footage) 2022-04-09
Movie Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony Self (archive footage) 2021-03-26
Movie Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2021-05-07
Movie Wim Wenders, Desperado Self 2020-07-16
Movie What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Self 2019-03-22
Movie Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Self (archive footage) 2019-10-25
Movie Friedkin Uncut Self 2018-11-05
Movie Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Himself 2017-02-01
Movie Five Came Back Self 2017-03-31
Series Five Came Back Self 2017-03-31
Movie Spielberg Self 2017-10-05
Movie The Family Whistle Himself 2016-05-19
Movie Listen to Me Marlon Self (archive footage) 2015-07-29
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2014-09-20
Movie Palo Alto The Judge (voice) (uncredited) 2014-05-09
Movie Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto Himself 2014-05-28
Movie Henri Langlois vu par... Self 2014-07-27
Movie Seduced and Abandoned Self 2013-05-20
Movie Milius Self 2013-03-09
Movie Trespassing Bergman Self 2013-08-28
Movie The Godfather Legacy Self 2012-07-12
Movie Bergmans video Self 2012-08-22
Movie The People vs. George Lucas Self (archive footage) 2010-03-14
Movie Sodankylä Forever Self 2010-08-05
Movie I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Self 2009-01-16
Movie Lights, Action, Music 2007-08-06
Movie The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka Self 2007-10-02
Movie The Making of Marie Antoinette Self 2007-07-02
Movie The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' Self (archive footage) 2007-10-08
Movie Fog City Mavericks Himself 2007-10-24
Movie George Lucas: Creating an Empire Self 2005-01-27
Movie Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 2004-08-14
Movie Tying the Knot Self 2004-10-01
Movie A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope Self 2004-09-14
Movie A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003-04-25
Movie Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig Himself 2003-09-07
Movie The Kid Stays in the Picture Self (archive footage) 2002-08-16
Movie R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Self 2001-11-25
Movie Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal Self 2001-08-21
Movie The Making of The Virgin Suicides Self 2000-12-19
Movie Kurosawa: The Last Emperor Self 1999-01-01
Movie Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños Himself 1999-02-22
Movie The Making of 'American Graffiti' Himself 1998-09-15
Movie A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Self 1995-05-21
Movie Marlon Brando: The Wild One Self 1994-08-11
Movie It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Self 1994-10-25
Movie The World of Jim Henson Self 1994-11-23
Movie Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. Self 1992-01-01
Movie Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro Self 1992-01-01
Movie Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Self 1991-11-27
Movie Martin Scorsese Directs Self 1990-06-16
Movie The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Self 1990-07-12
Movie Hollywood Mavericks Self 1990-09-07
Movie The Making of Captain EO Self 1986-09-12
Movie Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Self 1982-09-15
Movie Apocalypse Now Director of TV Crew (uncredited) 1979-08-15
Movie The Lion Roars Again Self 1975-01-01
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Movie Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 1971-03-01
Movie The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' Self 1968-01-01
Movie Filmmaker Himself 1968-12-01
Movie The New Cinema 1968-01-01
Movie War Hunt Army Truck Driver (uncredited) 1962-05-01
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19