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Francis Ford Coppola

Directing 87 years old Detroit, Michigan, USA ★ 2.4
Born: April 7, 1939

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.

External Links

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Known For

The Godfather
The Godfather Director 1972
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II Director 1974
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III Director 1990
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Director 1979
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula Director 1992

Jimmy's Seen (1)

The Conversation
The Conversation Producer 1974

Filmography

Acting Credits (142)

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean Self 2026
Vittorio De Sica – La Vie in Scene
Vittorio De Sica – La Vie in Scene Self 2026
Films to Die For
Films to Die For Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2025
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us Himself 2025
The Making of Hearts of Darkness
The Making of Hearts of Darkness Himself 2025
Megadoc
Megadoc Self 2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2025
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Lumière, Le Cinéma! Self 2024
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master Self (archive) - director 2024
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma Self - Guest 2023
The Family
The Family Self 2023
Beau geste
Beau geste Self 2023
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC Self (archive footage) 2022
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars Self ( Archives) 2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called Self (archive footage) 2022
Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola
Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola Self 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes 2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Self (archive footage) 2021
Directors on Directors
Directors on Directors Self 2021
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen Self 2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado Self 2020
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back Self 2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Self (archive footage) 2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Self 2019
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut Self 2018
American Dream: Detroit
American Dream: Detroit Self - Interviewee 2018
Godfather I
Godfather I Self 2018
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema Self 2018
Marcians
Marcians Self 2017
Spielberg
Spielberg Self 2017
Five Came Back
Five Came Back Self 2017
Five Came Back
Five Came Back Self 2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Self 2017
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos Self 2016
The Family Whistle
The Family Whistle Self 2016
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son Self 2015
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula Self 2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno's Garage Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Artistry/Technology
Artistry/Technology Self 2015
Listen to Me Marlon
Listen to Me Marlon Self (archive footage) 2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2014
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance Self (archive footage) 2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... Self 2014
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto Self 2014
The Director's Chair
The Director's Chair Self 2014
Palo Alto
Palo Alto The Judge (voice) (uncredited) 2014
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman Self 2013
Twixt: A Documentary
Twixt: A Documentary Self 2013
Seduced and Abandoned
Seduced and Abandoned Self 2013
Milius
Milius Self 2013
The Godfather Legacy
The Godfather Legacy Self 2012
A Conversation with Martin Sheen
A Conversation with Martin Sheen Self 2010
Sodankylä Forever
Sodankylä Forever Self 2010
The People vs. George Lucas
The People vs. George Lucas Self (archive footage) 2010
C à vous
C à vous Self - Guest 2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Self 2009
Cannoli
Cannoli Self 2008
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' Self 2008
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped Self 2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't Self 2008
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
The Last Days of Marlon Brando Self (archive Footage) 2008
Coda: Thirty Years Later
Coda: Thirty Years Later Self 2007
Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks Self 2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' Self (archive footage) 2007
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka Self 2007
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' Self 2007
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula' Self 2007
Lights, Action, Music
Lights, Action, Music Self 2007
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' Self 2007
The Making of Marie Antoinette
The Making of Marie Antoinette Self 2007
Brando
Brando Self (archive footage) 2007
The Godfather and the Mob
The Godfather and the Mob Self (archive footage) 2006
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' Self 2005
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' Self (archive footage) 2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found Self 2005
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa Self 2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
George Lucas: Creating an Empire Self 2005
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa Self 2005
Tying the Knot
Tying the Knot Self 2004
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope Self 2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 2004
Leçon de Cinéma
Leçon de Cinéma Self 2004
The Dream Studio
The Dream Studio self 2004
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig Self 2003
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self 2003
On the Set of CQ
On the Set of CQ Self 2002
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Self 2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal Self 2001
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
The Making of The Virgin Suicides Self 2000
Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños
Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños Self 1999
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor Self 1999
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Making of 'American Graffiti' Self 1998
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola Self 1997
Vem Var Dracula
Vem Var Dracula Self 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The World of Jim Henson
The World of Jim Henson Self 1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein Self 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Marlon Brando: The Wild One Self 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies Self 1992
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro Self 1992
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Self 1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper Self 1991
Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks Self 1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside Self 1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Martin Scorsese Directs Self 1990
Central Park
Central Park Self 1990
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée Self 1987
Death of a Porn Queen
Death of a Porn Queen Self (archive footage) 1987
The Making of Captain EO
The Making of Captain EO Self 1986
Inside Mishima
Inside Mishima Self 1985
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 Self 1982
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
The Making of 'One from the Heart' Self 1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman Self - Guest 1982
Inside the Coppola Personality
Inside the Coppola Personality Self 1981
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine Self (segment "Coppola") 1981
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now Director of TV Crew (uncredited) 1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors Self - Honoree 1978
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page Self 1977
The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.
The Godfather Comes to Sixth St. Self 1976
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Director 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again Self 1975
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
Film '72
Film '72 Self 1971
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' Self 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes Self 1971
Filmmaker
Filmmaker Self 1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' Self 1968
The New Cinema
The New Cinema Self 1968
The Young Racers
The Young Racers (uncredited) 1963
War Hunt
War Hunt Army Truck Driver (uncredited) 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Art Never Sleeps
Art Never Sleeps Self

Directing Credits (40)

Writing Credits (35)

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