Francis Ford Coppola

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-04-07 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Ford Coppola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • C à vous

    C à vous

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Marcians

    Marcians

  • Jay Leno's Garage

    Jay Leno's Garage

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

  • Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

  • The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

    The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    The Making of 'American Graffiti'

  • The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

    The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

  • Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula

    Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula

  • The Young Racers

    The Young Racers

  • The Family Whistle

    The Family Whistle

  • Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

  • Palo Alto

    Palo Alto

  • Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

    Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

  • The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

    The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

  • Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

  • Lights, Action, Music

    Lights, Action, Music

  • The New Cinema

    The New Cinema

  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

  • War Hunt

    War Hunt

  • The Making of Marie Antoinette

    The Making of Marie Antoinette

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

    Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

    In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

  • Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

  • The Godfather Legacy

    The Godfather Legacy

  • Vem Var Dracula

    Vem Var Dracula

  • American Dream: Detroit

    American Dream: Detroit

  • The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

    The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

    Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • The Making of Captain EO

    The Making of Captain EO

  • Art Never Sleeps

    Art Never Sleeps

  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

    Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

  • Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

    Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • The Family

    The Family

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

  • Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa

    Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • The Making of 'One from the Heart'

    The Making of 'One from the Heart'

  • The Director's Chair

    The Director's Chair

  • Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

  • Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

    Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

  • Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

    Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

  • The Dream Studio

    The Dream Studio

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

    Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.

  • Megadoc

    Megadoc

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

    The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

  • Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

    Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

    Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

  • Listen to Me Marlon

    Listen to Me Marlon

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Inside Mishima

    Inside Mishima

  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

  • Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

    Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Twixt: A Documentary

    Twixt: A Documentary

  • Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

    Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

  • Inside the Coppola Personality

    Inside the Coppola Personality

  • The People vs. George Lucas

    The People vs. George Lucas

  • The Making of The Virgin Suicides

    The Making of The Virgin Suicides

  • Seduced and Abandoned

    Seduced and Abandoned

  • The Last Days of Marlon Brando

    The Last Days of Marlon Brando

  • Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

  • Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

    Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

  • Artistry/Technology

    Artistry/Technology

  • The Godfather and the Mob

    The Godfather and the Mob

  • Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa

    Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa

  • Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

    Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

  • Lumière! The Adventure Continues

    Lumière! The Adventure Continues

  • Milius

    Milius

  • The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

  • It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

    It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

  • Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos

    Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos

  • Coda: Thirty Years Later

    Coda: Thirty Years Later

  • Filmmaker

    Filmmaker

  • A Conversation with Martin Sheen

    A Conversation with Martin Sheen

  • A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola

    A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola

  • Cannoli

    Cannoli

  • Clemenza

    Clemenza

  • The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.

    The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.

  • The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

    The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

  • Tying the Knot

    Tying the Knot

  • Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema

    Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema

  • Rendez-Vous Video Magazine

    Rendez-Vous Video Magazine

  • Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola

    Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola

  • Godfather I

    Godfather I

  • Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños

    Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños