Francis Ford Coppola
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.
Filmography
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
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Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
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Films to Die For
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Films to Die For
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The Making of Hearts of Darkness
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The Making of Hearts of Darkness
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Megadoc
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Megadoc
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
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Lumière, Le Cinéma!
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Lumière, Le Cinéma!
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The Family
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The Family
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Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
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Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
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Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
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Godfather I
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Godfather I
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Spielberg
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Spielberg
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Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
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Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
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The Family Whistle
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The Family Whistle
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Listen to Me Marlon
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Listen to Me Marlon
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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
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Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
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Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
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Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
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Henri Langlois vu par...
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Henri Langlois vu par...
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Palo Alto
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Palo Alto
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Milius
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Milius
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The People vs. George Lucas
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The People vs. George Lucas
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
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Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
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Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
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The Last Days of Marlon Brando
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The Last Days of Marlon Brando
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
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Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
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Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
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Brando
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Brando
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The Godfather and the Mob
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The Godfather and the Mob
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
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Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
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Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
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A Decade Under the Influence
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A Decade Under the Influence
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
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On the Set of CQ
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On the Set of CQ
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
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R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
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Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
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Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
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The World of Jim Henson
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The World of Jim Henson
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Hollywood Mavericks
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Hollywood Mavericks
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Martin Scorsese Directs
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Martin Scorsese Directs
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
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The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
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The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
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The New Cinema
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The New Cinema
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The Young Racers
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The Young Racers
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War Hunt
as Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
War Hunt
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Art Never Sleeps
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Art Never Sleeps
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