The Godfather
1972
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Gian-Carlo Coppola (September 17, 1963 – May 26, 1986) was an American film producer and actor. He was the oldest child of set decorator/artist Eleanor Coppola (née Neil) and film director Francis Ford Coppola, and brother to screenwriter/producer Roman Coppola and director Sofia Coppola.
Francis Ford Coppola regrets making Gardens of Stone, a film that cost him his son Gian Carlo, who died in a boating accident in 1986. Gian Carlo was a camera operator on the film and his death inspired The Godfather III plot.
May 18, 2024 · Learn about the legacy of Francis Ford Coppola and his children, including Gian-Carlo, who died in 1986 at age 22. Find out how Gian-Carlo's daughter Gia followed in his footsteps as a filmmaker.
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Gian-Carlo Coppola was an actor and producer, known for The Outsiders, Rumble Fish and Apocalypse Now. He died in a boating accident in 1986, leaving behind his fiancée and unborn daughter, Gia Coppola.
- September 17, 1963
- May 26, 1986
Gian-Carlo Coppola (1963-1986) was an actor and producer, known for The Outsiders, Rumble Fish and Apocalypse Now. He was the son of Francis Ford Coppola and the grandson of Carmine Coppola.
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- Los Angeles County, California, USA
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- Annapolis, Maryland, USA
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Gian-Carlo Coppola. (Producer) Gian-Carlo Coppola was an American film producer. Coppola worked closely with his father, Francis Ford Coppola, on many of the latter’s award-winning movies. He played a minor role in his father’s 1972 crime film ‘The Godfather,’ which won three ‘Oscars’ at the 45th ‘Academy Awards.’.
May 18, 2024 · Updated 12:03 PM PDT, May 18, 2024. CANNES, France (AP) — 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.”
