Francis Ford Coppola

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

131

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • C à vous

    C à vous

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

  • Directors on Directors

    Directors on Directors

  • Marcians

    Marcians

  • Beau geste

    Beau geste

  • Lights, Action, Music

    Lights, Action, Music

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Inside Mishima

    Inside Mishima

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

  • Jay Leno's Garage

    Jay Leno's Garage

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • The Young Racers

    The Young Racers

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • Artistry/Technology

    Artistry/Technology

  • Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

  • Art Never Sleeps

    Art Never Sleeps

  • Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

    Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

  • Seduced and Abandoned

    Seduced and Abandoned

  • Palo Alto

    Palo Alto

  • The Dream Studio

    The Dream Studio

  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

  • Filmmaker

    Filmmaker

  • Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

    Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

  • Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

    Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

  • Spielberg

    Spielberg

  • War Hunt

    War Hunt

  • The Director's Chair

    The Director's Chair

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Megadoc

    Megadoc

  • Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

    Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • The New Cinema

    The New Cinema

  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

  • The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

  • Milius

    Milius

  • The People vs. George Lucas

    The People vs. George Lucas

  • The Making of Captain EO

    The Making of Captain EO

  • Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

    Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

  • Listen to Me Marlon

    Listen to Me Marlon

  • Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

  • 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

  • The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

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

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

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

    Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

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

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • Lumière! The Adventure Continues

    Lumière! The Adventure Continues

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

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

  • The Godfather Legacy

    The Godfather Legacy

  • Vem Var Dracula

    Vem Var Dracula

  • Coda: Thirty Years Later

    Coda: Thirty Years Later

  • The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    The Making of 'American Graffiti'

  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

  • Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

  • Films to Die For

    Films to Die For

  • Twixt: A Documentary

    Twixt: A Documentary

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

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

  • Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

    Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

  • The Making of Marie Antoinette

    The Making of Marie Antoinette

  • Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola

    Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola

  • The Godfather and the Mob

    The Godfather and the Mob

  • Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

    Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

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

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

  • It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

    It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

  • The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

    The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

  • The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

    The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • The Family Whistle

    The Family Whistle

  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

  • The Making of The Virgin Suicides

    The Making of The Virgin Suicides

  • Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

    Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

  • Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

    Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

  • On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

    On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

  • Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

    Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

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

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

  • The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

    The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

  • Tying the Knot

    Tying the Knot

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

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

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

  • The Making of 'One from the Heart'

    The Making of 'One from the Heart'

  • Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

    Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'

  • Rendez-Vous Video Magazine

    Rendez-Vous Video Magazine

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

    The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka

  • Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa

    Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa

  • Death Of A Porn Queen

    Death Of A Porn Queen

  • Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

    Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Inside the Coppola Personality

    Inside the Coppola Personality

  • The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

    The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

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

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

  • Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

    Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

  • A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola

    A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola

  • Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa

    Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa

  • A Conversation with Martin Sheen

    A Conversation with Martin Sheen

  • Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

    Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

  • Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

  • Godfather I

    Godfather I

  • The Last Days of Marlon Brando

    The Last Days of Marlon Brando

  • American Dream: Detroit

    American Dream: Detroit

  • Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

    Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'

  • Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema

    Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema

  • The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.

    The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.

  • Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños

    Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños

  • Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos

    Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos

  • Cannoli

    Cannoli