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    Francis Ford Coppola

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  1. Francis Ford Coppola (/ ˈ k oʊ p əl ə / KOH-pə-lə, [1] [2] [3] Italian:; born 7 April 1939) [4] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood film movement and is widely considered one of the greatest directors of all time.

  2. Personal tragedy hit in 1986 when his son Gio died in a boating accident. Francis Ford Coppola is one of America's most erratic, energetic and controversial filmmakers.

  3. 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. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician.

  4. 6 hours ago · Updated 7:01 AM PDT, August 19, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — The Directors Guild of America will pay tribute to Francis Ford Coppola at its 25th DGA Honors in October. Coppola will be honored Oct. 17 at a ceremony at the DGA Theater in New York, the guild was set to announce Monday. It will be the first such ceremony for the DGA since 2018.

  5. Mar 25, 2021 · Francis Ford Coppola was born on April 7, 1939, in Detroit. Stricken with polio as a child, he was bedridden and found creative ways to entertain himself, including producing his own puppet shows.

  6. 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.

  7. 20 hours ago · Scott A Garfitt. FILE - Director Francis Ford Coppola appears at the photo call for the film "Megalopolis" at the 77th international film festival in Cannes, southern France on May 17, 2024.

  8. May 18, 2024 · Francis Ford Coppola draws parallels between modern America and ancient Rome, as he gives a press conference for his epic “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival. (May 17) Photos. 11. By JAKE COYLE. Updated 12:03 PM PDT, May 18, 2024.

  9. Francis Ford Coppola is one of the most influential and acclaimed filmmakers of our time; a five-time Academy Award®–winning director, writer, and producer. Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1939, he grew up in Queens, New York.

  10. Jun 6, 2024 · June 6, 2024. The first time that Francis Ford Coppola had a movie in competition at the Cannes Film Festival was in 1967. He was 28 and the movie was “Youre a Big Boy Now,” a...

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