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Francis Ford Coppola (/ ˈ k oʊ p əl ə / KOH-pə-lə, Italian:; born 7 April 1939) 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.
IMDb provides an extensive overview of the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola, one of the most influential and acclaimed filmmakers in Hollywood. Learn about his early work, his Oscar-winning achievements, his family background, his personal tragedies and his upcoming projects.
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6 days ago · Francis Ford Coppola is an American motion-picture director, writer, and producer whose films range from sweeping epics to small-scale character studies. As the director of such films as The Godfather, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now, he enjoyed his greatest success and influence in the 1970s.
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Francis Ford Coppola. Producer: Apocalypse Now. Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family.
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May 18, 2024 · Of the many quotations and slogans that flitter through Francis Ford Coppola’s idea-stuffed, open-hearted, unabashedly optimistic “Megalopolis,” one that particularly resonates with the director is: “When we leap into the unknown, we prove that we’re free.”
May 16, 2024 · Francis Ford Coppola’s long-gestating and much-discussed sci-fi epic Megalopolis had its world premiere on Thursday night at the Cannes Film Festival, and was greeted with a 10-minute...
