Francis Ford Coppola

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

130

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

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

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

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

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

  • C à vous

    C à vous

  • Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

    Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • War Hunt

    War Hunt

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Jay Leno's Garage

    Jay Leno's Garage

  • Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

    Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

  • The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

    The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

  • Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

    Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

  • Marcians

    Marcians

  • The Making of 'One from the Heart'

    The Making of 'One from the Heart'

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

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

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

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

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

    Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

  • The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

    The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • The Godfather Legacy

    The Godfather Legacy

  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • The Making of Captain EO

    The Making of Captain EO

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

  • A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola

    A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola

  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

  • Directors on Directors

    Directors on Directors

  • Inside the Coppola Personality

    Inside the Coppola Personality

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

    Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

    Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

  • Palo Alto

    Palo Alto

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • Seduced and Abandoned

    Seduced and Abandoned

  • Megadoc

    Megadoc

  • Films to Die For

    Films to Die For

  • The Making of Marie Antoinette

    The Making of Marie Antoinette

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

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

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

  • Inside Mishima

    Inside Mishima

  • Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

  • The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

    The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

  • The Making of The Virgin Suicides

    The Making of The Virgin Suicides

  • Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

  • Filmmaker

    Filmmaker

  • Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

    Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

  • The Young Racers

    The Young Racers

  • Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

    Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

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

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

  • 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

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

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

  • The Director's Chair

    The Director's Chair

  • Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

    Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

  • Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

  • Listen to Me Marlon

    Listen to Me Marlon

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • The Last Days of Marlon Brando

    The Last Days of Marlon Brando

  • The Family Whistle

    The Family Whistle

  • The Dream Studio

    The Dream Studio

  • American Dream: Detroit

    American Dream: Detroit

  • Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

  • Vem Var Dracula

    Vem Var Dracula

  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

  • Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

    Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

  • The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    The Making of 'American Graffiti'

  • The People vs. George Lucas

    The People vs. George Lucas

  • Lumière! The Adventure Continues

    Lumière! The Adventure Continues

  • Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos

    Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

    Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

  • Art Never Sleeps

    Art Never Sleeps

  • The Godfather and the Mob

    The Godfather and the Mob

  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa

    Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa

  • Lights, Action, Music

    Lights, Action, Music

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

    The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

  • Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

    Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

  • Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

    Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

  • The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

    The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

  • Milius

    Milius

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Twixt: A Documentary

    Twixt: A Documentary

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

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

  • Artistry/Technology

    Artistry/Technology

  • The New Cinema

    The New Cinema

  • Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

    Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

  • The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.

    The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.

  • Tying the Knot

    Tying the Knot

  • Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • Coda: Thirty Years Later

    Coda: Thirty Years Later

  • A Conversation with Martin Sheen

    A Conversation with Martin Sheen

  • It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

    It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

  • Brando

    Brando

  • The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

  • Rendez-Vous Video Magazine

    Rendez-Vous Video Magazine

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños

    Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños

  • Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema

    Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema

  • Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa

    Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa

  • Cannoli

    Cannoli

  • Godfather I

    Godfather I

  • Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola

    Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola

  • Clemenza

    Clemenza