Francis Ford Coppola

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April 7, 1939

Eleanor Coppola (February 2, 1963 - present) 3 children

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Producer

On the Road (executive producer) (2012)

Twixt (producer) (2011)

Somewhere (2010) (executive producer)

Tetro (2009) (producer, director ,writer)

Youth Without Youth (2007) (producer, director, writer)

The Good Shepherd (2006) (executive producer)

Marie Antoinette (2006) (executive producer)

Forever Is a Long, Long Time (2004) (executive producer)

Kinsey (2004) (executive producer)

Lost in Translation (2003) (executive producer)

Jeepers Creepers II (2003) (executive producer)

"Platinum" (2003) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)

Assassination Tango (2002) (executive producer)

Pumpkin (2002) (executive producer)

In My Life (2002) (TV) (executive producer)

Suriyothai (2001) (executive producer)

Jeepers Creepers (2001) (executive producer)

No Such Thing (2001) (executive producer)

CQ (2001) (executive producer)

Sleepy Hollow (1999) (executive producer)

Goosed (1999) (executive producer)

The Third Miracle (1999) (executive producer)

The Virgin Suicides (1999) (producer)

The Florentine (1999) (producer)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1999) (TV) (executive producer)

"First Wave" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1998)

Lanai-Loa (1998) (producer)

Moby Dick (1998) (TV) (executive producer)

Outrage (1998) (TV) (executive producer)

Buddy (1997) (executive producer)

The Odyssey (1997) (TV) (executive producer)

Survival on the Mountain (1997) (TV) (executive producer)

Dark Angel (1996) (TV) (executive producer)

Jack (1996) (producer, director)

Kidnapped (1995) (TV) (executive producer)

Haunted (1995) (executive producer)

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995) (TV) (executive producer)

White Dwarf (1995) (TV) (executive producer)

My Family (1995) (executive producer)

Frankenstein (1994) (producer)

Don Juan DeMarco (1994) (producer)

The Secret Garden (1993) (executive producer)

The Junky's Christmas (1993) (producer)

Dracula (1992) (producer, director)

Wind (1992) (executive producer)

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (producer, director, writer)

The Godfather: Part III (1990) (producer, director, writer)

"The Outsiders" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1990)

Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989) (executive producer) (uncredited)

Powaqqatsi (1988) (executive producer)

Lionheart (1987) (executive producer)

Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) (executive producer) (as Francis Coppola)

Gardens of Stone (1987) (producer, director) (as Francis Coppola)

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) (executive producer) (as Francis Coppola)

Rumble Fish (1983) (executive producer, director, writer)

The Black Stallion Returns (1983) (executive producer)

Koyaanisqatsi (1982) (executive producer)

Hammett (1982) (executive producer)

The Escape Artist (1982) (executive producer) (as Francis Coppola)

Kagemusha (1980) (executive producer: international version)

The Black Stallion (1979) (executive producer)

Apocalypse Now (1979) (producer, director, writer, actor) (as Francis Coppola)

"The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (producer: The Godfather, director ,writer) (4 episodes, 1977)

The Godfather: Part II (1974) (producer, director, writer)

The Conversation (1974) (producer, director, writer)

American Graffiti (1973) (producer)

The People (1972) (TV) (executive producer)

THX 1138 (1971) (executive producer)

The Making of 'The Rain People' (1969) (producer)

The Terror (1963) (associate producer, director) (as Francis Coppola)

Tonight for Sure (1962) (producer, director, writer)

Director

Twixt (2011)

Tetro (2009)

Youth Without Youth (2007)

Supernova (2000) (uncredited)

The Rainmaker (1997)(writer)

Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (1992) (TV)

New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life without Zoe") (as Francis Coppola) (writer)

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1987)

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) (as Francis Coppola)

Captain EO (1986)(writer)

The Cotton Club (1984) (as Francis Coppola)(writer)

The Outsiders (1983) (as Francis Coppola)

One from the Heart (1982) (as Francis Coppola) (writer)

The Godfather (1972) (writer)

The Rain People (1969) (writer)

Finian's Rainbow (1968)

You're a Big Boy Now (1966)(writer)

Dementia 13 (1963) (as Francis Coppola) (writer)

The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) (writer)

Nebo zovyot (1960) (as Thomas Colchart) (re-edited version with new footage)

Writer

Twixt (writer) (2011)

Tetro (writer) (2009)

Youth Without Youth (writer) (2007)

The Rainmaker (screenplay) (1997)

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (video) (1992)

The Godfather: Part III (writer) (1990)

New York Stories (writer: segment "Life without Zoe" as Francis Coppola) (1989)

Captain EO (short) (screenplay as Francis Coppola) (1986)

The Cotton Club (story as Francis Coppola) (1984)

Rumble Fish (screenplay) (1983)

One from the Heart (screenplay as Francis Coppola) (1982)

Apocalypse Now (writer as Francis Coppola) (1979)

The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV mini-series) (4 episodes, 1977)

The Godfather: Part II (screenplay) (1974)

The Conversation (writer) (1974)

The Great Gatsby (screenplay) (1974)

The Way We Were (additional writer - uncredited) (1973)

The Godfather (screenplay) (1972)

Patton (screen story and screenplay) (1970)

The Rain People (writer) (1969)

You're a Big Boy Now (written for the screen by) (1966)

Is Paris Burning? (screenplay) (1966)

This Property Is Condemned (screenplay as Francis Coppola) (1966)

Dementia 13 (writer as Francis Coppola) (1963)

The Haunted Palace (additional dialogue - uncredited) (1963)

Tonight for Sure (as Francis Coppola) (1962)

The Bellboy and the Playgirls (extra scenes) (1962)

Actor

L'enquête Corse (2004) (as Francis Coppola)

The Young Racers (1963) (uncredited)

War Hunt (1962) (uncredited)

Appearances

In film la Nasu' (short) (voice) (2012)

The Godfather Legacy (TV documentary) (2012)

Young Hollywood Awards (TV special) (2011)

13th Annual Young Hollywood Awards (2011)

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (2011)

The People vs. George Lucas (documentary) (2010)

Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary) (1 episode, 2010)

Che tempo che fa (TV series) (1 episode, 2009)

Ciak Point Torino 2009 (TV movie) (2009)

Cannes Moments (TV series documentary) (2009)

Untitled Greg MacGillivray Surfing Documentary (2010)

"Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition" (1 episode, 2009)

"Jornal Nacional" (1 episode, 2009)

"Tavis Smiley" (2 episodes, 2009)

"Cinema tres" (2 episodes, 2009)

"Días de cine" (1 episode, 2009)

"Le grand journal de Canal+" (1 episode, 2009)

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2007) (TV)

"Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (1 episode, 2007)

Coda: Thirty Years After (2007) (TV)

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007)

In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007)

Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula' (2007)

The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka (2007)

Lights! Action! Music! (2007) (TV)

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (2007) (TV)

Fog City Mavericks (2007)

The 79th Annual The Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

The Making of 'Marie Antoinette' (2007)

"Sunday Morning Shootout" (4 episodes, 2005-2006)

The Music of Apocalypse Now (2006) (as Francis Coppola)

A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now (2006) (as Francis Coppola)

Heard Any Good Movies Lately?: The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now (2006) (as Francis Coppola)

"Corazón de..." (1 episode, 2006)

Celebrating Schlesinger (2006)

The Birth of 5.1 Sound (2006)

Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' (2005) (as Francis Coppola)

'Rumble Fish': The Percussion-Based Score (2005)

There Is No Direction (2005)

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas (2005) (TV)

"Imagine" (1 episode, 2004)

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)

"Dateline NBC" (1 episode, 2004)

Tying the Knot (2004)

"Travel Channel Secrets" (1 episode, 2004)

The 76th Annual The Academy Awards (2004) (TV)

The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV)

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)

"Tinseltown TV" (1 episode, 2003)

Dean Tavoularis, le magicien d'Hollywood (2003)

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003)

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) (2003) (as Francis Coppola)

A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

On the Set of 'CQ' (2002)

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (uncredited)

Francis Coppola's Notebook (2001)

Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001) (N.Y. Premiere)

Inside the Actors Studio (1 episode, 2001)

Under the Hood: Making 'Tucker' (2000)

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) (TV)

The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998) (TV)

"Howard Stern" (1 episode, 1998)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode, 1997)

In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross (1996) (TV)

Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1996) (TV)

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV)

The World of Jim Henson (1994) (TV)

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994) (TV)

George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic (1993) (TV)

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. (1992) (TV)

Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992)

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)

The 63rd Annual The Academy Awards (1991) (TV)

Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (1990) (TV)

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990) (TV)

Hollywood Mavericks (1990)

Saturday Night Live (1 episode, 1986)

The Making of 'Captain Eo' (1986) (TV)

Reverse Angle (1982)

The Making of 'One from the Heart' (1982)

"Arena" (1 episode, 1981)

American Mythologies (1981)

"The South Bank Show" (1 episode, 1979)

The 51st Annual The Academy Awards (1979) (TV)

Cultural Celebrities (1979)

"Revista de cine" (1 episode, 1977)

The 47th Annual The Academy Awards (1975) (TV)

The Godfather Comes to Sixth St. (1975)

The Lion Roars Again (1975) (uncredited)

"The Mike Douglas Show" (1 episode, 1974)

The 45th Annual The Academy Awards (1973) (TV)

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes (1971) (uncredited)

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (1971)

The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968)

Filmmaker (1968)

The Academy Awards

2010 Won Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

1991 Nominated Oscar Best Director for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

1991 Nominated Oscar Best Picture for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

1980 Nominated Oscar Best Director for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

1980 Nominated Oscar Best Picture for: Apocalypse Now (1979). Shared with: Fred Roos ,Gray Frederickson & Tom Sternberg

1980 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: Apocalypse Now (1979). Shared with: John Milius

1975 Won Oscar Best Director for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)

1975 Won Oscar Best Picture for: The Godfather: Part II (1974). Shared with: Gray Frederickson & Fred Roos. The movie became the first sequel to win the best picture award.

1975 Won Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material for: The Godfather: Part II (1974). Shared with: Mario Puzo

1975 Nominated Oscar Best Picture for: The Conversation (1974)

1975 Best Writing, Original Screenplay for: The Conversation (1974)

1974 Nominated Oscar Best Picture for: American Graffiti (1973). Shared with: Gary Kurtz

1973 Won Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for: The Godfather (1972). Shared with: Mario Puzo

1973 Nominated Oscar Best Director for: The Godfather (1972)

1971 Won Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced for: Patton (1970). Shared with: Edmund H. North

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

1993 Won Saturn Award Best Director for: Dracula (1992)

American Society of Cinematographers

1998 Board of the Governors Award

BAFTA Awards

1980 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Direction for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

1980 Nominated Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music for: Apocalypse Now (1979). Shared with: Carmine Coppola

1975 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Direction for: The Conversation (1974)
1975 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay for: The Conversation (1974)

Berlin International Film Festival

1991 Berlinale Camera

Cannes Film Festival

1979 Won FIPRESCI Prize Competition for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

1979 Won Golden Palm for: Apocalypse Now (1979) The film was screened as a work in progress. Tied with Die Blechtrommel (1979).

1974 Won Golden Palm for: The Conversation (1974)

1974 Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention for: The Conversation (1974)

1967 Nominated Golden Palm for: You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

CableACE Awards

1995 Nominated CableACE Animated Programming Special or Series for: The Junky's Christmas (1993). Shared with: Francine McDougall (producer), James Grauerholz (writer), (VH1 Television)

Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain

1994 CEC Career Award

César Awards, France

1980 Nominated César Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

DVD Exclusive Awards

2001 Nominated Video Premiere Award Best Audio Commentary for: The Godfather (1972) (Paramount)

2001 Nominated Video Premiere Award Best DVD Audio Commentary for: The Conversation (1974)
For the Widescreen Collection.

David di Donatello Awards

1981 Won David Best Producer - Foreign Film (Migliore Produttore Straniero) for: Kagemusha (1980). Shared with: George Lucas. Tied with Hungaro Film for Angi Vera (1979)

1980 Won David Best Director - Foreign Film (Migliore Regista Straniero) for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

Denver International Film Festival

2003 Lifetime Achievement Award

Directors Guild of America

1998 Lifetime Achievement Award

1991 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

1980 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

1975 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Godfather: Part II (1974). Shared with :Michael S. Glick (unit production manager) (plaque), Newt Arnold (assistant director) (plaque), Henry J. Lange Jr. (assistant director) (plaque)

1975 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Conversation (1974)

1973 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: The Godfather (1972). Shared with: Fred C. Caruso (unit production manager) (plaque), Fred T. Gallo (assistant director) (plaque), Steven P. Skloot (assistant director) (plaque)

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

1975 Nominated Edgar Best Motion Picture for: The Conversation (1974)

Emmy Awards

1998 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Miniseries for: Moby Dick (1998) (TV). Shared with: Robert Halmi Sr. (executive producer), Fred Fuchs (executive producer), Franc Roddam,Kris Noble, Steven R. McGlothen

1997 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Miniseries for: The Odyssey (1997) (TV). Shared with: Fred Fuchs (executive producer), Nicholas Meyer (executive producer), Robert Halmi Sr. (executive producer), Dyson Lovell (producer)

Film Society of Lincoln Center

2002 Gala Tribute

Fotogramas de Plata

1994 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: Dracula (1992)

1992 Won Fotogramas de Plata Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

Golden Globe Awards

1991 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Godfather: Part III (1990)

1991 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: The Godfather: Part III (1990). Shared with: Mario Puzo

1985 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Cotton Club (1984)

1980 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: Apocalypse Now (1979)

1980 Won Golden Globe Best Original Score - Motion Picture for: Apocalypse Now (1979). Shared with: Carmine Coppola

1975 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Conversation (1974)

1975 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)

1975 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: The Conversation (1974)

1975 Nominated Golden Globe Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for: The Godfather: Part II (1974). Shared with: Mario Puzo

1973 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: The Godfather (1972)

1973 Won Golden Globe Best Screenplay for: The Godfather (1972). Shared with: Mario Puzo

The Grammy Awards

1980 Nominated Grammy Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for: Apocalypse Now (1979). Shared with: Carmine Coppola

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

1975 Won KCFCC Award Best Director for: The Godfather: Part II (1974). Also for The Conversation (1974)

1973 Won KCFCC Award Best Director for: The Godfather (1972)

Moscow International Film Festival

1987 Nominated Golden Prize for: Gardens of Stone (1987)

1983 Nominated Golden Prize for: The Outsiders (1983)

National Board of Review, USA

1997 Billy Wilder Award

1974 Won NBR Award Best Director for: The Conversation (1974)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

1975 Won NSFC Award Best Director for: The Godfather: Part II (1974)

San Sebastián International Film Festival

2002 Won Special 50th Anniversary Award On occasion of the 50th anniversary of the festival in recognition to his impressive career.

1984 Won FIPRESCI Prize for: Rumble Fish (1983)

1984 Won OCIC Award for: Rumble Fish (1983)

1969 Won Golden Seashell for: The Rain People (1969)

San Francisco International Film Festival

2009 Received Founder's Director's Award

Satellite Awards

2001 Mary Pickford Award

USC Scripter Award

1998 Nominated USC Scripter Award for: The Rainmaker (1997). Shared with: John Grisham (author)

Venice Film Festival

1992 Career Golden Lion

Writers Guild of America, USA

1980 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen for: Apocalypse Now (1979). Shared with: John Milius

1975 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for: The Godfather: Part II (1974). Shared with: Mario Puzo

1975 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen for: The Conversation (1974)

1973 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium for: The Godfather (1972). Shared with: Mario Puzo

1971 Won WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen for: Patton (1970). Shared with: Edmund H. North

1967 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Written American Comedy for: You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

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Basically, both the Mafia and America feel they are benevolent organizations. And both the Mafia and America have their hands stained with blood from what it is necessary to do to protect their power and interests.

If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are
mistakes.

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

I bring to my life a certain amount of mess.

Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.

The Godfather changed my life, for better or worse. It definitely made me have an older man's film career when I was 29. So now I say, 'If I had my older career when I was young, as an older man, maybe I can have a young film-maker's
career.'

Hollywood doesn't really exist. What we're talking about now is the "big industry" film - films that are packaged as a
certain idea of action, and in many cases violence or thrills or mystery. These films aren't expressions of the writer,
but a compendium of ideas that could work as a blockbuster hit. That's not Hollywood - it's just wherever people want to make a lot of money. The less expensive a film is, the more ambitious the ideas and themes can be. And the converse is true - the more a film costs, the more salary everyone makes, the more limited the subject-matter has to be.

I probably have genius, but no talent.

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Francis Ford Coppola is the son of composer Carmine Coppola, who played flute for Toscanini in the NBC Radio Symphony Orchestra and Italia Coppola, an Italian film star.

He was a sickly child who escaped the physical limitations caused by polio by playing with home-movie cameras.

Coppola was the first film-school graduate to make it big within the film industry and his success and chutzpah paved the way for a whole generation of bearded young filmmakers, including George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. He has also helped numerous other movie-makers get difficult projects off the ground.

His middle name was given to him to honor Henry Ford. Francis was born at the "Henry Ford" Hospital in Detroit; Francis's father participated in a music show that Henry Ford really liked and they, in fact, met. So the middle name Ford was to honor Henry Ford himself.

Owner and operator of a Rutherford, California vineyard Since 1978, making Rubicon wine. He began his winery enterprise by buying portion of historic Inglenook estate in 1975.

Co-owns the Rubicon restaurant in San Francisco with Robert De Niro and fellow Bay area resident Robin Williams.

Has released his own line of specialty foods.

His wife arranged for him to meet Jane Powell as a 40th birthday present.

He owns 2 resorts in Belize and 1 in Guatemala. They are the Blancaneaux Lodge in the Pine Ridge Region, Turtle Inn in Placencia and La Lancha near Tikal in Guatemala.

Must-see Movies

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Conversation (1974)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Salary

The Godfather (1972) $175,000

American Graffiti (1973) 20% of gross

The Godfather Part II (1974) $1 million to write, direct and produce the film

The Cotton Club (1984) $2,500,000 + % of the gross

The Godfather: Part III (1990) $6,000,000 + % of profits

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