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  1. Italia Coppola ( Italian: [iˈtaːlja ˈkɔppola]; née Pennino; December 12, 1912 – January 21, 2004) was the matriarch of the Coppola family. [1] 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. [2] She was known for her Italian cooking ...

  2. Italia Pennino Coppola (December 12, 1912 – January 21, 2004) was famous as the matriarch of the Coppola family. She was the mother of Francis Ford Coppola, August Coppola and Talia Shire. She made cameo appearances in each of the three Godfather films. Born in New York City, she was one of six children of Anna (née Giaquinto) and composer Francesco Pennino, both of Naples, Italy. Her ...

  3. Mar 17, 2022 · From left to right, Salvatore Corsitto as Bonasera, James Caan as Santino 'Sonny' Corleone and Marlon Brando (1924 - 2004) as Don Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather', 1972.

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  5. Oct 12, 2023 · Coppola and his producer Robert Evans walked straight into a minefield. Italian civic groups in the '50s and '60s had done a good job of keeping a lid on talk of the mafia.

  6. The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film [2] 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 film stars an ensemble cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard ...

  7. Jan 31, 2012 · An obsessed film buff (and Italian-American) reflects on the impact of Francis Ford Coppola’s blockbuster trilogy. The Godfather Effect looks at how the film saga portrays Italian-Americans and ...

  8. 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.