Francis Ford Coppola

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

111

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-04-07 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

  • Фрэнсис Форд Коппола
  • فرانسيس فورد كوبولا
  • 弗朗西斯·科波拉
  • ฟรานซิส ฟอร์ด คอปโปลา
  • フランシス・フォード・コッポラ
  • 프랜시스 포드 코폴라
  • Thomas Colchart
  • Francis Coppola
  • 프란시스 포드 코폴라
  • 프랜시스 코폴라
  • 프란시스 코폴라
  • Френсіс Форд Коппола

Francis Ford Coppola

Biography

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.

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Acting

Art Never Sleeps as Himself
CANNOLI as Self
CLEMENZA as Self
The Godfather Comes to Sixth St. as Self
2023
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain as Self
2023
The Family as Himself
2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called as Self (archive footage)
2022
Becoming Al Pacino as Self (archive footage)
2021
Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola
2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage)
2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self
2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back as Himself
2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self (archive footage)
2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael as Self
2018
Friedkin Uncut as Self
2018
American Dream: Detroit as Self - Interviewee
2018
Godfather I
2018
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema as Himself
2017
Spielberg as Self
2017
Five Came Back as Self
2017
Five Came Back as Self
2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story as Himself
2016
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
2016
The Family Whistle as Himself
2015
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son as Self
2015
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula as Self
2015
Jay Leno's Garage as Self
2015
Listen to Me Marlon as Self (archive footage)
2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance as Self (archive footage)
2014
Henri Langlois vu par... as Self
2014
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto as Himself
2014
The Director's Chair as Self
2014
Palo Alto as The Judge (voice) (uncredited)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2013
Trespassing Bergman as Self
2013
Twixt: A Documentary as Self
2013
Seduced and Abandoned as Self
2013
Milius as Self
2012
Bergmans video as Self
2012
The Godfather Legacy as Self
2010
Sodankylä Forever as Self
2010
A Conversation with Martin Sheen as Self
2010
The People vs. George Lucas as Self (archive footage)
2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
2008
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' as Self
2008
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped as Self
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't as Self
2008
The Last Days of Marlon Brando as Self (archive Footage)
2007
Coda: Thirty Years Later as Self
2007
Fog City Mavericks as Himself
2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
2007
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self
2007
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka as Self
2007
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula' as himself
2007
Lights, Action, Music
2007
The Making of Marie Antoinette as Self
2006
The Godfather and the Mob as Self (archive footage)
2005
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa as Self
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self
2004
Tying the Knot as Self
2004
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope as Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
2004
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
The Dream Studio as self
2003
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig as Himself
2003
A Decade Under the Influence as Self
2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome as Self
2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal as Self
2000
The Making of The Virgin Suicides as Self
1999
Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños as Himself
1999
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor as Self
1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti' as Himself
1997
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola as Self
1996
In Search of Dracula as Self
1995
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies as Self
1994
The World of Jim Henson as Self
1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein as Self
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994
Marlon Brando: The Wild One as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self
1992
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. as Self
1992
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro as Self
1991
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as Self
1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self
1990
Hollywood Mavericks as Self
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside as Self
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
1989
Central Park as Himself
1986
The Making of Captain EO as Self
1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 as Self
1982
The Making of 'One from the Heart' as Himself
1981
Inside the Coppola Personality as Himself
1981
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine as Himself
1979
Apocalypse Now as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
1977
Bitte umblättern as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
The Lion Roars Again as Self
1974
Dinah! as Self
1974
Spécial cinéma as Self
1971
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
1971
Great Performances as Self
1971
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes as Self
1968
Filmmaker as Himself
1968
The New Cinema
1968
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' as Self
1962
War Hunt as Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
1953
The Oscars as Self

Crew

2015
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula as Thanks
2015
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son as Thanks
2013
Oldboy as Thanks
2013
Locations: Looking for Rusty James as Technical Advisor
2003
Lost in Translation as Thanks
1993
In the Name of the Father as Thanks
1987
Barfly as Presenter
1973
The Way We Were as Additional Writing
1963
The Haunted Palace as Additional Dialogue
1962
The Peeper as Cinematography

Directing

Megalopolis as Director
Distant Vision as Director
2014
Henri Langlois vu par... as Director
2011
Twixt as Director
2009
Tetro as Director
2007
Youth Without Youth as Director
2000
Un matin partout dans le monde as Director
1997
The Rainmaker as Director
1996
Jack as Director
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula as Director
1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Director
1990
The Godfather Part III as Director
1989
New York Stories as Director
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream as Director
1987
Gardens of Stone as Director
1987
Rip Van Winkle as Director
1986
Peggy Sue Got Married as Director
1986
Captain EO as Director
1984
The Cotton Club as Director
1983
Rumble Fish as Director
1983
The Outsiders as Director
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre as Director
1982
One from the Heart as Director
1981
The Godfather Epic: 1901-1959 as Director
1981
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Director
1980
Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come as Director
1979
Apocalypse Now as Director
1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Director
1974
The Godfather Part II as Director
1974
The Conversation as Director
1972
The Godfather as Director
1969
The Rain People as Director
1968
Finian's Rainbow as Director
1966
You're a Big Boy Now as Director
1963
Dementia 13 as Director
1963
The Young Racers as Second Unit Director
1962
The Peeper as Director
1962
Tonight for Sure as Director
1962
The Premature Burial as Assistant Director
1962
The Bellboy and the Playgirls as Director
1962
Battle Beyond the Sun as Director
1956
No Cigar as Director

Production

Megalopolis as Producer
The Conquest of Mexico as Producer
2024
Shadow Brother Sunday as Executive Producer
2021
Freda as Executive Producer
2013
The Bling Ring as Executive Producer
2012
On the Road as Executive Producer
2011
Twixt as Producer
2010
Somewhere as Executive Producer
2009
Tetro as Producer
2007
Youth Without Youth as Producer
2006
The Good Shepherd as Executive Producer
2006
Marie Antoinette as Executive Producer
2005
An All Round Maid as Producer
2004
Kinsey as Executive Producer
2003
Lost in Translation as Producer
2003
Jeepers Creepers 2 as Executive Producer
2003
Assassination Tango as Executive Producer
2002
Pumpkin as Executive Producer
2001
Jeepers Creepers as Executive Producer
2001
No Such Thing as Executive Producer
2001
CQ as Executive Producer
1999
Sleepy Hollow as Executive Producer
1999
Goosed as Executive Producer
1999
The Virgin Suicides as Producer
1999
The Florentine as Producer
1998
Lani Loa: The Passage as Executive Producer
1998
First Wave as Producer
1998
Moby Dick as Executive Producer
1998
Outrage as Executive Producer
1997
Buddy as Executive Producer
1997
The Odyssey as Executive Producer
1996
Dark Angel as Executive Producer
1996
Jack as Producer
1995
White Dwarf as Executive Producer
1995
My Family as Executive Producer
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as Producer
1994
Don Juan DeMarco as Producer
1994
Ironbound as Producer
1994
Traveling Light as Producer
1993
The Secret Garden as Executive Producer
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula as Producer
1992
Wind as Executive Producer
1990
The Godfather Part III as Producer
1990
The Outsiders as Producer
1988
Powaqqatsi as Executive Producer
1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance as Executive Producer
1987
Lionheart as Executive Producer
1987
Gardens of Stone as Producer
1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters as Executive Producer
1983
Rumble Fish as Executive Producer
1983
Koyaanisqatsi as Executive Producer
1983
The Black Stallion Returns as Executive Producer
1982
Hammett as Executive Producer
1982
The Escape Artist as Executive Producer
1981
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Producer
1980
Kagemusha as Executive Producer
1979
The Black Stallion as Executive Producer
1979
Apocalypse Now as Producer
1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Producer
1974
The Godfather Part II as Producer
1974
The Conversation as Producer
1973
American Graffiti as Producer
1972
The People as Executive Producer
1971
THX 1138 as Executive Producer
1968
Filmmaker as Producer
1963
The Terror as Associate Producer
1962
Battle Beyond the Sun as Associate Producer

Sound

1979
Apocalypse Now as Original Music Composer

Writing

Megalopolis as Writer
2011
Twixt as Story
2011
Twixt as Screenplay
2009
Tetro as Screenplay
2007
Youth Without Youth as Screenplay
1997
The Rainmaker as Screenplay
1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 as Scenario Writer
1990
The Godfather Part III as Screenplay
1989
New York Stories as Writer
1986
Captain EO as Writer
1984
The Cotton Club as Screenplay
1984
The Cotton Club as Story
1983
Rumble Fish as Screenplay
1982
One from the Heart as Writer
1981
The Godfather Epic: 1901-1959 as Scenario Writer
1981
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic as Screenplay
1979
Apocalypse Now as Writer
1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Writer
1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television as Screenplay
1974
The Godfather Part II as Screenplay
1974
The Conversation as Writer
1974
The Great Gatsby as Screenplay
1972
The Godfather as Screenplay
1970
Patton as Screenplay
1970
Patton as Screenstory
1969
The Rain People as Writer
1966
Is Paris Burning? as Screenplay
1966
You're a Big Boy Now as Writer
1966
This Property Is Condemned as Screenplay
1963
Dementia 13 as Writer
1962
The Peeper as Writer
1962
Tonight for Sure as Writer
1962
The Bellboy and the Playgirls as Writer
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