Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer whose career spans more than fifty years. Coppola has directed twenty-three feature films to date.
His films The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and Apocalypse Now are often cited among the greatest films ever made. [1]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Dementia 13 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? | No | Yes | No | Co-writer with Gore Vidal, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost & Claude Brulé |
| This Property Is Condemned | No | Yes | No | Co-writer with Fred Coe & Edith Sommer | |
| You're a Big Boy Now | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 1968 | Finian's Rainbow | Yes | No | No | |
| 1969 | The Rain People | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1970 | Patton | No | Yes | No | Co-writer with Edmund H. North |
| 1972 | The Godfather | Yes | Yes | No | Co-writer with Mario Puzo |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby | No | Yes | No | |
| The Conversation | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| The Godfather Part II | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-writer with Mario Puzo | |
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-writer with John Milius and Michael Herr; also composer with Carmine Coppola |
| 1982 | One from the Heart | Yes | Yes | No | Co-writer with Armyan Bernstein |
| 1983 | The Outsiders | Yes | No | No | |
| Rumble Fish | Yes | Yes | Executive | Co-writer with S. E. Hinton | |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Yes | Yes | No | Co-writer with William Kennedy |
| 1986 | Captain EO | Yes | Yes | No | Short film; co-written with George Lucas and Rusty Lemorande |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Yes | No | No | |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Yes | Yes | No | Segment: "Life Without Zoë"; co-writer with Sofia Coppola |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-writer with Mario Puzo |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 1996 | Jack | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Tetro | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Twixt | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Megalopolis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Post-production |
Producer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | American Graffiti | George Lucas | |
| 1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | Jeremy Leven | Co-produced with Fred Fuchs and Patrick Palmer |
| The Junky's Christmas | Nick Donkin | Short film [2] | |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Kenneth Branagh | Co-produced with James V. Hart and John Veitch | |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Nick Stagliano | Co-produced with Nick Stagliano and Steven Weisman |
| The Virgin Suicides | Sofia Coppola | Co-produced with Julie Costanzo, Chris Hanley, and Dan Halsted | |
Executive producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Magic Voyage of Sinbad | Screen adaptation and English-language re-editing of Sadko |
| 1959 | Battle Beyond the Sun | Shot new footage and re-edited for American release 1962 of Mikhail Karyukov & Aleksandr Kozyr Nebo Zovyot, credited as Thomas Colchart, associate producer |
| The Bellboy and the Playgirls | Shot and wrote new footage for American release of Fritz Umgelter's film | |
| The Premature Burial | 2nd unit director | |
| Tonight for Sure | Re-edit with new footage of Wide Open Spaces | |
| Tower of London | Assistant director | |
| 1963 | The Haunted Palace | |
| The Young Racers | 2nd unit director | |
| The Terror | Associate producer, replaced Roger Corman as director for 11 days [3] | |
| 1968 | The Wild Racers | 2nd unit director |
| 1982 | Hammett |
Throughout his career, Coppola has repeatedly cast certain actors for his film projects. Singer-songwriter Tom Waits has appeared in six of his films, Robert Duvall has appeared in five, and Laurence Fishburne, James Caan, Diane Lane, Frederic Forrest and Glenn Withrow have all appeared in four.
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come | Yes | Yes | Live broadcast |
| 1986 | Saturday Night Live | Yes | No | Episode: "George Wendt and Francis Ford Coppola/Philip Glass" |
| 1987 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Yes | Yes | Episode: "Rip Van Winkle" |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Outsiders | 13 episodes Adaptation of 1983 film |
| 1995 | Tecumseh: The Last Warrior | TV movie |
| 1996 | Dark Angel | |
| 1997 | Survival on the Mountain | |
| The Odyssey | Miniseries | |
| 1998 | Outrage | TV movie |
| Moby Dick | Miniseries | |
| 1998-2001 | First Wave | 65 episodes |
| 2000 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | TV movie |
| 2003 | Platinum | 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Junky's Christmas | TV movie |
| 1995 | White Dwarf | |
| Kidnapped |
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood film movement of the 1960s and 1970s and is widely considered one of the greatest directors of all time. He is the recipient of five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Palmes d'Or, and a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA).
The Godfather Part II is a 1974 American epic crime film. The film is produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, loosely based on the 1969 novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. It is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1972 film The Godfather, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone, the new Don of the Corleone family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone, from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City. The ensemble cast also features Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Morgana King, John Cazale, Mariana Hill, and Lee Strasberg.
American Zoetrope is a privately run American film production company, centered in San Francisco, California and founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
Eleanor Jessie Coppola was an American documentary film director, screenwriter, and artist. She was married to director Francis Ford Coppola from 1963 until her death. She was best-known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband and children.
Carmine Valentino Coppola was an American composer, flautist, pianist, and songwriter who contributed original music to the films The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, and The Godfather Part III, all directed by his son Francis Ford Coppola. In the course of his career, he won both the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, with BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media nominations.
The Godfather Saga[a] is a 1977 American television miniseries that combines The Godfather and The Godfather Part II into one film. It originally aired on NBC over four consecutive nights in November 1977.
Apocalypse Now Redux is a 2001 American extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic 1979 war film Apocalypse Now. Coppola, along with editor and longtime collaborator Walter Murch, added 49 minutes of material that had been removed from the initial theatrical release. It is a significant re-edit of the original version.
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The ensemble cast includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy, chronicling the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) from 1945 to 1955. It focuses on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss.
Dean Tavoularis is an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as The Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Brink's Job, One from the Heart, and Bonnie and Clyde.
Gian-Carlo Coppola was an American film producer and actor. He was the oldest child of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola and film director Francis Ford Coppola, and brother to screenwriter/producer Roman Coppola and director Sofia Coppola.
Frederick Ried Roos is an American film producer.
Italia Coppola was the matriarch of the Coppola family. She appeared in three non-speaking roles in her son Francis Ford Coppola's films, One from the Heart, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III. She was known for her Italian cooking and published a cookbook called Mama Coppola's Pasta Book in 2000. Francis Ford Coppola named his 1998 Edizione Pennino zinfandel after her family's name and Italian heritage, and her nickname "Mammarella" is the name of her pasta and sauce line made by him.
The Godfather is a trilogy of American crime films directed by Francis Ford Coppola inspired by the 1969 novel of the same name by Italian American author Mario Puzo. The films follow the trials of the fictional Italian American mafia Corleone family whose patriarch, Vito Corleone, rises to be a major figure in American organized crime. His youngest son, Michael Corleone, becomes his successor. The films were distributed by Paramount Pictures and released in 1972, 1974, and 1990. The series achieved success at the box office, with the films earning between $430 and $517 million worldwide. The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are both seen by many as two of the greatest films of all time. The series is heavily awarded, winning 9 out of 28 total Academy Award nominations.
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr, is loosely based on the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War. The film follows a river journey from South Vietnam into Cambodia undertaken by Captain Willard, who is on a secret mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz, a renegade Special Forces officer who is accused of murder and presumed insane. The ensemble cast also features Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne and Dennis Hopper. Harrison Ford, who at the time of filming was not yet a major star, appears in a minor role.
Barry M. Malkin was an American film editor with about 30 film credits. He is noted for his extended collaboration with director Francis Ford Coppola, having edited most of Coppola's films from 1969 to 1997. In particular, Malkin worked with Coppola on four of the component and compilation films of the Godfather trilogy, though he did not edit the first film, The Godfather. Film critic Roger Ebert called the first two Godfather films a "cultural bedrock".
Lisa Fruchtman is an American film and television editor, and documentary director with about 25 film credits. Fruchtman won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Right Stuff (1983). With her brother, Rob Fruchtman, she produced, directed, and edited the 2012 documentary Sweet Dreams.
Gray Frederickson was an American film producer.
Megalopolis is an upcoming American epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Set in a metropolis following a devastating disaster, the film features an ensemble cast, including Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, Talia Shire, Dustin Hoffman, and D. B. Sweeney.
The following is a list of unproduced Francis Ford Coppola projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, American film director Francis Ford Coppola has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his direction. Some of these productions fell in development hell or were cancelled.
