Francis Ford Coppola ( / ˈkoʊpələ /; Italian: [ˈkɔppola]; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s and is the recipient of five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Palmes d'Or, and a ...
- Film director, producer, screenwriter
- Hofstra University (BA), University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
- 1962–present
- Gian-Carlo Coppola, Roman Coppola, Sofia Coppola
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance (executive producer - as Francis Coppola) 1987 Gardens of Stone (producer - as Francis Coppola) 1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (executive producer - as Francis Coppola) 1983 Rumble Fish (executive producer - as Francis Coppola) 1983 The Black Stallion Returns (executive producer - as Francis Coppola)
Francis Ford Coppola graduated with a degree in drama from Hofstra University, and did graduate work at UCLA in filmmaking. He was training as assistant with filmmaker Roger Corman, working in such capacities as sound-man, dialogue director, associate producer and, eventually, director of Dementia 13 (1963), Coppola's first feature film.
- April 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
- 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
- Sofia CoppolaRoman CoppolaGian-Carlo Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola (* 7. April 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) ist ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur, Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent. Als Regisseur von Klassikern wie die „ Der Pate “-Trilogie und Apocalypse Now zählt er zu den bedeutendsten Filmschaffenden des US-amerikanischen Kinos.
- 7. April 1939
- US-amerikanischer Regisseur und Produzent
- Detroit, Michigan
- Coppola, Francis Ford
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-two feature films to date. His films The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and Apocalypse Now are often cited among the greatest films ever made. Contents 1 Film
YearTitleDirectorWriter1956No CigarYesUnknown1959YesNo1962YesYes1962YesYes