Francis Ford Coppola
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.
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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- 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
- 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