Francis Ford Coppola

Known For: Directing
Born: April 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Active Years: 1953–2026 (74 Years)
Total Credits: 344 credits in database

Directing Born Apr 7, 1939 Detroit, Michigan, USA 344 credits

Biography

Francis Ford Coppola is an American filmmaker born on April 7, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential film directors. Coppola is associated with the group of filmmakers known as the New Hollywood, which emerged in the early 1970s. He co-authored a script that won an Academy Award in 1970. Coppola's directorial fame escalated with the release of a film in 1972, which revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre and received universal acclaim from critics and the public. He has directed numerous films and is known for his work in the industry.

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Career

Career overview

Francis Ford Coppola is an American filmmaker known for his work as a director. He is widely regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential filmmakers. Coppola emerged in the early 1970s as part of the New Hollywood group, which included other notable filmmakers such as George Lucas and Martin Scorsese.

Coppola's directorial career gained significant recognition with the release of a film in 1972, which revolutionized the gangster genre and received widespread acclaim from critics and the public. This film is notable for its impact on movie-making in the gangster genre.

Coppola's career has been marked by his work in directing, with a large number of credits to his name. He has been associated with various projects throughout his career, and his influence can be seen in the work of other filmmakers.

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Frequent co-stars

Martin Scorsese 3 shared titles

George Lucas 3 shared titles

Quentin Tarantino 2 shared titles

Wes Anderson 2 shared titles

Roman Coppola 2 shared titles

Alec Baldwin 2 shared titles

Laurence Fishburne 2 shared titles

Eleanor Coppola 2 shared titles

Fred Roos 2 shared titles

James Caan 2 shared titles

Career timeline

2026

Pinocchio: Unstrung · ThanksVittorio De Sica: Staging LifeMaverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean

2025

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryMegadocThe Making of Hearts of DarknessBrother Verses Brother · Executive ProducerEleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us

2024

Megalopolis · WriterMegalopolis · DirectorMegalopolis · ProducerMartin Scorsese, the Italian-American MasterThe Last Showgirl · Thanks

2023

Beau gesteFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaYellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film ClubThe Family

2022

LIGHT & MAGICDans les secrets des films Star WarsWinona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2021

Directors on DirectorsMorceaux de CannesFreda · Executive ProducerIndiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden AgeDare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola

2020

Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und TräumenThe Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone · DirectorThe Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone · WriterThe Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone · ProducerWim Wenders, Desperado

2019

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic SoundWhat She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelMaurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2018

Friedkin UncutFrancis Ford Coppola's Live CinemaAmerican Dream: DetroitGodfather I

2017

MarciansFive Came BackSpielbergFive Came BackHarold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

2016

Paris Can Wait · ThanksThe Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 · ProducerThe Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 · ScreenplayThe Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 · DirectorThe Family Whistle

2015

The Late Show with Stephen ColbertJay Leno's GarageArtistry/TechnologyListen to Me MarlonReflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula

2014

Palo AltoThe Director's ChairHenri Langlois vu par...Henri Langlois vu par... · DirectorBehind the Scenes of Palo Alto

2013

Oldboy · ThanksThe Bling Ring · Executive ProducerSeduced and AbandonedTrespassing BergmanMilius

2012

On the Road · Executive ProducerThe Godfather Legacy

2011

Twixt · DirectorTwixt · ProducerTwixt · SongsTwixt · Writer

2010

Somewhere · Executive ProducerSodankylä ForeverThe People vs. George LucasA Conversation with Martin Sheen

2009

C à vousTetro · DirectorTetro · ProducerTetro · WriterI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2008

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tEmulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'The Godfather: When the Shooting StoppedThe Last Days of Marlon BrandoCannoli

2007

Youth Without Youth · DirectorYouth Without Youth · ProducerYouth Without Youth · WriterFrancis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'Fog City Mavericks

2006

Marie Antoinette · Executive ProducerThe Good Shepherd · Executive ProducerThe Godfather and the Mob

2005

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundGeorge Lucas: Creating an EmpireOn Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'Lucas, Coppola, and KurosawaStaying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'

2004

Leçon de CinémaShe Hate Me · ThanksKinsey · Executive ProducerA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeTying the Knot

2003

Lost in Translation · ThanksLost in Translation · Executive ProducerJeepers Creepers 2 · Executive ProducerPlatinum · Executive ProducerAssassination Tango · Executive Producer

2002

On the Set of CQNo Such Thing · Executive ProducerPumpkin · Executive Producer

2001

Jeepers Creepers · Executive ProducerR2-D2: Beneath the DomeCQ · Executive ProducerThe Legend of Suriyothai · Executive ProducerAnother Day · Executive Producer

2000

The Virgin Suicides · ProducerDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Executive ProducerThe Making of The Virgin SuicidesOne Morning All Over the World · Director

1999

Sleepy Hollow · Executive ProducerThe Third Miracle · Executive ProducerThe Florentine · ProducerGoosed · Executive ProducerKurosawa: The Last Emperor

1998

First Wave · ProducerMoby Dick · Executive ProducerLani Loa: The Passage · Executive ProducerThe Making of 'American Graffiti'Outrage · Executive Producer

1997

The Odyssey · Executive ProducerThe Rainmaker · DirectorThe Rainmaker · ScreenplayThe Rainmaker · ProducerSurvival on the Mountain · Executive Producer

Full Filmography

344 titles

Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026) Thanks
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life (2026) as Self
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean (2026) as Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Megadoc (2025) as Self
The Making of Hearts of Darkness (2025) as Himself
Brother Verses Brother (2025) Executive Producer
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us (2025) as Himself
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Films to Die For (2025) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Megalopolis (2024) Writer
Megalopolis (2024) Director
Megalopolis (2024) Producer
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master (2024) as Self (archive) - director
The Last Showgirl (2024) Thanks
Lumière, Le Cinéma! (2024) as Self
The Preakness (2024) Thanks
Shadow Brother Sunday (2024) Executive Producer
Beau geste (2023) as Self
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma (2023) as Self - Guest
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Family (2023) as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) as Self (archive footage)
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars (2022) as Self ( Archives)
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called (2022) as Self (archive footage)
Directors on Directors (2021) as Self
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Freda (2021) Executive Producer
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola (2021) as Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) as Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen (2020) as Self
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020) Director
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020) Writer
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020) Producer
Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020) as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) as Self (archive footage)
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019) as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019) as Self
Friedkin Uncut (2018) as Self
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema (2018) as Self
American Dream: Detroit (2018) as Self - Interviewee
Godfather I (2018) as Self
Marcians (2017) as Self
Five Came Back (2017) as Self
Spielberg (2017) as Self
Five Came Back (2017) as Self
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017) as Self
Paris Can Wait (2016) Thanks
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016) Producer
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016) Screenplay
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 (2016) Director
The Family Whistle (2016) as Self
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos (2016) as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
Jay Leno's Garage (2015) as Self
Artistry/Technology (2015) as Self
Listen to Me Marlon (2015) as Self (archive footage)
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (2015) as Self
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (2015) Thanks
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son (2015) as Self
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son (2015) Thanks
Palo Alto (2014) as The Judge (voice) (uncredited)
The Director's Chair (2014) as Self
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) as Self
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) Director
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto (2014) as Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance (2014) as Self (archive footage)
Oldboy (2013) Thanks
The Bling Ring (2013) Executive Producer
Seduced and Abandoned (2013) as Self
Trespassing Bergman (2013) as Self
Milius (2013) as Self
Twixt: A Documentary (2013) as Self
Locations: Looking for Rusty James (2013) Technical Advisor
On the Road (2012) Executive Producer
The Godfather Legacy (2012) as Self
Twixt (2011) Director
Twixt (2011) Producer
Twixt (2011) Songs
Twixt (2011) Writer
Somewhere (2010) Executive Producer
Sodankylä Forever (2010) as Self
The People vs. George Lucas (2010) as Self (archive footage)
A Conversation with Martin Sheen (2010) as Self
C à vous (2009) as Self - Guest
Tetro (2009) Director
Tetro (2009) Producer
Tetro (2009) Writer
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008) as Self
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' (2008) as Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped (2008) as Self
The Last Days of Marlon Brando (2008) as Self (archive Footage)
Cannoli (2008) as Self
Youth Without Youth (2007) Director
Youth Without Youth (2007) Producer
Youth Without Youth (2007) Writer
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007) as Self
Fog City Mavericks (2007) as Self
Coda: Thirty Years Later (2007) as Self
Coda: Thirty Years Later (2007) Executive Producer
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
Lights, Action, Music (2007) as Self
Brando (2007) as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Marie Antoinette (2007) as Self
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007) as Self
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula' (2007) as Self
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka (2007) as Self
Marie Antoinette (2006) Executive Producer
The Good Shepherd (2006) Executive Producer
The Godfather and the Mob (2006) as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005) as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005) as Self
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa (2005) as Self
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' (2005) as Self
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa (2005) as Self
Leçon de Cinéma (2004) as Self
She Hate Me (2004) Thanks
Kinsey (2004) Executive Producer
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) as Self
Tying the Knot (2004) as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004) as Self
The Dream Studio (2004) as self
Forever Is a Long, Long Time (2004) Executive Producer
Lost in Translation (2003) Thanks
Lost in Translation (2003) Executive Producer
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003) Executive Producer
Platinum (2003) Executive Producer
Assassination Tango (2003) Executive Producer
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) as Self
A Decade Under the Influence (2003) as Self
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003) as Self
The Educational Archives: Sex & Drugs (2003) Executive Producer
On the Set of CQ (2002) as Self
No Such Thing (2002) Executive Producer
Pumpkin (2002) Executive Producer
Jeepers Creepers (2001) Executive Producer
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) as Self
CQ (2001) Executive Producer
The Legend of Suriyothai (2001) Executive Producer
Another Day (2001) Executive Producer
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal (2001) as Self
The Virgin Suicides (2000) Producer
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2000) Executive Producer
The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000) as Self
One Morning All Over the World (2000) Director
Sleepy Hollow (1999) Executive Producer
The Third Miracle (1999) Executive Producer
The Florentine (1999) Producer
Goosed (1999) Executive Producer
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) as Self
Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños (1999) as Self
First Wave (1998) Producer
Moby Dick (1998) Executive Producer
Lani Loa: The Passage (1998) Executive Producer
The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998) as Self
Outrage (1998) Executive Producer
The Odyssey (1997) Executive Producer
The Rainmaker (1997) Director
The Rainmaker (1997) Screenplay
The Rainmaker (1997) Producer
Survival on the Mountain (1997) Executive Producer
Buddy (1997) Executive Producer
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola (1997) as Self
The Daily Show (1996) as Self
Jack (1996) Producer
Jack (1996) Director
Dark Angel (1996) Executive Producer
Vem Var Dracula (1996) as Self
My Family (1995) Executive Producer
Haunted (1995) Executive Producer
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995) Executive Producer
White Dwarf (1995) Executive Producer
The Conversation (1995) Producer
Kidnapped (1995) Executive Producer
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Producer
Don Juan DeMarco (1994) Producer
The World of Jim Henson (1994) as Self
Traveling Light (1994) Producer
Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1994) as Self
Ironbound (1994) Producer
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994) as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
The Secret Garden (1993) Executive Producer
In the Name of the Father (1993) Thanks
The Junky's Christmas (1993) Producer
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Director
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Producer
Wind (1992) Executive Producer
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) Director
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) Producer
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) Screenplay
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies (1992) as Self
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992) as Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) as Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) Executive Producer
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991) as Self
The Godfather Part III (1990) Producer
The Godfather Part III (1990) Screenplay
The Godfather Part III (1990) Director
The Godfather Part III (1990) Songs
The Outsiders (1990) Producer
Central Park (1990) as Self
Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) as Self
Hollywood Mavericks (1990) as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990) as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990) Executive Producer
New York Stories (1989) Writer
New York Stories (1989) Director
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Director
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Producer
Powaqqatsi (1988) Presenter
Powaqqatsi (1988) Executive Producer
Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
Barfly (1987) Presenter
Barfly (1987) Executive Producer
Gardens of Stone (1987) Director
Gardens of Stone (1987) Producer
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) Executive Producer
Death of a Porn Queen (1987) as Self (archive footage)
Lionheart (1987) Executive Producer
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle (1987) Director
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Director
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Producer
Captain EO (1986) Director
Captain EO (1986) Producer
Captain EO (1986) Writer
The Making of Captain EO (1986) as Self
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) Executive Producer
Inside Mishima (1985) as Self
The Cotton Club (1984) Screenplay
The Cotton Club (1984) Director
The Cotton Club (1984) Producer
The Cotton Club (1984) Story
The Outsiders (1983) Director
The Outsiders (1983) Producer
Rumble Fish (1983) Director
Rumble Fish (1983) Screenplay
Rumble Fish (1983) Executive Producer
Koyaanisqatsi (1983) Executive Producer
The Black Stallion Returns (1983) Executive Producer
Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self - Guest
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) Director
Parsifal (1982) Executive Producer
One from the Heart (1982) Director
One from the Heart (1982) Screenplay
One from the Heart (1982) Presenter
Hammett (1982) Executive Producer
The Escape Artist (1982) Executive Producer
The Making of 'One from the Heart' (1982) as Self
The Making of 'One from the Heart' (1982) Executive Producer
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982) as Self
An All Round Maid (1981) Producer
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine (1981) as Self (segment "Coppola")
Inside the Coppola Personality (1981) as Self
Kagemusha (1980) Executive Producer
Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come (1980) Director
Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come (1980) Executive Producer
Apocalypse Now (1979) as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
Apocalypse Now (1979) Producer
Apocalypse Now (1979) Director
Apocalypse Now (1979) Writer
Apocalypse Now (1979) Original Music Composer
The Black Stallion (1979) Executive Producer
Perfumed Nightmare (1979) Executive Producer
Apocalypse Now (1979) Creator
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self - Honoree
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) Producer
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) Writer
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) Director
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) Screenplay
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977) Creator
Please Turn the Page (1977) as Self
The Godfather Comes to Sixth St. (1976) as Self
Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Director
Arena (1975) as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
The Lion Roars Again (1975) as Self
Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
The Godfather Part II (1974) Producer
The Godfather Part II (1974) Screenplay
The Godfather Part II (1974) Director
Dinah! (1974) as Self
The Conversation (1974) Director
The Conversation (1974) Producer
The Conversation (1974) Writer
The Great Gatsby (1974) Screenplay
American Graffiti (1973) Producer
The Way We Were (1973) Additional Writing
The Godfather (1972) Screenplay
The Godfather (1972) Producer
The Godfather (1972) Director
The People (1972) Executive Producer
Great Performances (1971) as Self
Film '72 (1971) as Self
THX 1138 (1971) Executive Producer
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (1971) as Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971) as Self
Patton (1970) Screenplay
Patton (1970) Screenstory
The Rain People (1969) Writer
The Rain People (1969) Director
The Rain People (1969) Producer
Finian's Rainbow (1968) Director
Filmmaker (1968) as Self
Filmmaker (1968) Producer
The New Cinema (1968) as Self
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968) as Self
Is Paris Burning? (1966) Screenplay
This Property Is Condemned (1966) Screenplay
You're a Big Boy Now (1966) Director
You're a Big Boy Now (1966) Writer
The Terror (1963) Associate Producer
The Haunted Palace (1963) Additional Dialogue
The Haunted Palace (1963) Writer
The Young Racers (1963) as (uncredited)
The Young Racers (1963) Sound
Dementia 13 (1963) Writer
Dementia 13 (1963) Director
Dementia 13 (1963) Stunts
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (1962) Additional Writing
War Hunt (1962) as Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
Tonight for Sure (1962) Director
Tonight for Sure (1962) Writer
Tonight for Sure (1962) Producer
The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) Writer
The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) Director
The Peeper (1962) Writer
The Peeper (1962) Director
The Peeper (1962) Cinematography
The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
Battle Beyond the Sun (1959) Associate Producer
Battle Beyond the Sun (1959) Director
No Cigar (1956) Director
The Oscars (1953) as Self
Glimpses of the Moon Director
Glimpses of the Moon Screenplay
Glimpses of the Moon Producer
Art Never Sleeps as Self
Thank You Mr. Brown Executive Producer
Apocalypse Retold! Original Concept

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Francis Ford Coppola best known for?

Francis Ford Coppola is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026), Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life (2026), Megadoc (2025), Megalopolis (2024).

When and where was Francis Ford Coppola born?

Francis Ford Coppola was born on April 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

How many credits does Francis Ford Coppola have?

Francis Ford Coppola has accumulated over 344 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2026.

What is Francis Ford Coppola's background in cinema and television?