Francis Ford Coppola
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
| Production | |
|---|---|
| 2012 | On The Road … Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Twixt … Producer |
| 2007 | Youth without Youth … Producer |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette … Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Kinsey … Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Lost in Translation … Producer |
| 2001 | Jeepers Creepers … Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow … Producer |
| 1999 | The Virgin Suicides … Producer |
| 1998 | Moby Dick … Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Jack … Producer |
| 1995 | Don Juan DeMarco … Producer |
| 1994 | Frankenstein … Producer |
| 1993 | The Secret Garden … Executive Producer |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula … Producer |
| 1990 | The Godfather: Part III … Producer |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone … Executive Producer |
| 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters … Executive Producer |
| 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters … Executive Producer |
| 1980 | Kagemusha … Executive Producer |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now … Producer |
| 1974 | The Conversation … Producer |
| 1974 | The Godfather: Part II … Producer |
| 1973 | American Graffiti … Producer |
| 1971 | THX-1138 … Executive Producer |
| Directing | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Twixt … Director |
| 2009 | Tetro … Director |
| 2007 | Youth without Youth … Director |
| 2001 | Apocalypse Now Redux … Director |
| 2000 | Supernova … Director |
| 1997 | John Grisham's 'The Rainmaker' … Director |
| 1996 | Jack … Director |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula … Director |
| 1992 | The Godfather Saga: 1901-1980 … Director |
| 1990 | The Godfather: Part III … Director |
| 1989 | New York Stories … Director |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream … Director |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone … Director |
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married … Director |
| 1986 | Captain EO … Director |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club … Director |
| 1983 | The Outsiders … Director |
| 1983 | Rumble Fish … Director |
| 1982 | One from the Heart … Director |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now … Director |
| 1974 | The Conversation … Director |
| 1974 | The Godfather: Part II … Director |
| 1972 | The Godfather … Director |
| 1969 | The Rain People … Director |
| 1968 | Finian's Rainbow … Director |
| 1966 | You're a Big Boy Now … Director |
| 1963 | Dementia 13 … Director |
| 1962 | Battle Beyond The Sun … Director |
| 1962 | Premature Burial … Director |
| Writing | |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Twixt … Screenplay |
| 2011 | Twixt … Story |
| 2009 | Tetro … Screenplay |
| 2007 | Youth without Youth … Screenplay |
| 2001 | Apocalypse Now Redux … Writer |
| 1997 | John Grisham's 'The Rainmaker' … Screenplay |
| 1990 | The Godfather: Part III … Screenplay |
| 1990 | The Godfather: Part III … Author |
| 1986 | Captain EO … Writer |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club … Screenplay |
| 1983 | Rumble Fish … Screenplay |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now … Screenplay |
| 1974 | The Conversation … Screenplay |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby … Screenplay |
| 1974 | The Godfather: Part II … Screenplay |
| 1972 | The Godfather … Screenplay |
| 1970 | Patton … Screenstory |
| 1970 | Patton … Screenplay |
| 1969 | The Rain People … Writer |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? … Screenplay |
| 1963 | Dementia 13 … Writer |
| Sound | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Apocalypse Now Redux … Original Music Composer |
| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale … Himself |
| 2003 | The Kid Stays in the Picture … Himself |
| 2001 | Apocalypse Now Redux … Television Director |
| 1995 | A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies … |
| 1994 | It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein … Himself |
| 1991 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse … sich selbst |
| 1990 | The Godfather Family: A Look Inside … Himself |
| 1986 | The Making of Captain EO … himself |