Francis Ford Coppola
Known for Directing · 142 credits
- Born
- 1939-04-07 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Francis Coppola
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (29)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Director
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self - Honoree
Marcians
2017
as Self
Beau geste
2023
as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest
Directors on Directors
2021
as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
as Self
The Director's Chair
2014
as Self
Five Came Back
2017
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
as Self
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022
as Self ( Archives)
Sodankylä Forever
2010
as Self
Movies (113)
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
Spielberg
2017
as Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
Palo Alto
2014
as The Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self (archive footage)
War Hunt
1962
as Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017
as Self
Megadoc
2025
as Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001
as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
as Self
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Central Park
1990
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
as Self
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brando
2007
as Self (archive footage)
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
2024
as Self (archive) - director
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
as Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Family
2023
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
1992
as Self
The People vs. George Lucas
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017
as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
as Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1994
as Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
as Self
Milius
2013
as Self
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
as Self
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
as Self
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000
as Self
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
2024
as Self
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
as Self
Friedkin Uncut
2018
as Self
Filmmaker
1968
as Self
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
as Self
The Making of Marie Antoinette
2007
as Self
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self
Coda: Thirty Years Later
2007
as Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
as Self
The Making of Captain EO
1986
as Self
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
2007
as Self
The Godfather Legacy
2012
as Self
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
as Self
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
2014
as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
as Self
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
The Godfather and the Mob
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The New Cinema
1968
as Self
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
as Self
Listen to Me Marlon
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Vem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
as Self
Hollywood Mavericks
1990
as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
as Self
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
1981
as Self (segment "Coppola")
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026
as Self
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003
as Self
Twixt: A Documentary
2013
as Self
The Family Whistle
2016
as Self
The Young Racers
1963
as (uncredited)
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
as Self
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
1992
as Self
Lights, Action, Music
2007
as Self
Death of a Porn Queen
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
as Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
2008
as Self
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
2016
as Self
The Dream Studio
2004
as self
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
1968
as Self
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
1971
as Self
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
1982
as Self
Tying the Knot
2004
as Self
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
1982
as Self
Films to Die For
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Inside Mishima
1985
as Self
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Coppola Personality
1981
as Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
2008
as Self
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa
2005
as Self
American Dream: Detroit
2018
as Self - Interviewee
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us
2025
as Himself
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
2005
as Self
Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños
1999
as Self
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son
2015
as Self
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola
1997
as Self
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
2008
as Self (archive Footage)
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
2018
as Self
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula
2015
as Self
Artistry/Technology
2015
as Self
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'
2007
as Self
The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.
1976
as Self
A Conversation with Martin Sheen
2010
as Self
On the Set of CQ
2002
as Self
Godfather I
2018
as Self
Art Never Sleeps
as Self
Vittorio De Sica – La Vie in Scene
2026
as Self
The Making of Hearts of Darkness
2025
as Himself
Cannoli
2008
as Self
Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola
2021
as Self
About 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 G… With 142 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Francis Ford Coppola has appeared in 113 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Francis Ford Coppola Movies
- Apocalypse Now (1979) — as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
- Spielberg (2017) — as Self
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) — as Self
- Palo Alto (2014) — as The Judge (voice) (uncredited)
- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) — as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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