Francis Ford Coppola

1939-

Biography: life and films

Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA on 7th April 1939.

His best films as a film director include Finian's Rainbow (1968), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Godfather: Part III (1990), and whose best work as a screenwriter include The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Godfather: Part III (1990).

Francis Ford Coppola has so far directed 27 films, scripted 23 films, appeared in 5 films and supplied the music for 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Roger Corman (3 films) and Sydney Pollack (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (23 films), Thriller (10), romance (8), crime-thriller (5), War (5), Horror (5), Fantasy (5), comedy-drama (4), comedy-romance (3), comedy (3), Documentary (3) and Biography (2).

Our average rating for Francis Ford Coppola over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer; m = musician

The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962) [d,w]

Tonight for Sure (1962) [d,w]

War Hunt (1962) [a]

Dementia 13 (1963) [d,w]

The Haunted Palace (1963) [w]

The Terror (1963) [d]

The Young Racers (1963) [a]

Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) [w]

This Property Is Condemned (1966) [w]

You're a Big Boy Now (1966) [d,w]

Finian's Rainbow (1968) [d]

The Rain People (1969) [d,w]

Patton (1970) [w]

The Godfather (1972) [d,w]

The Way We Were (1973) [w]

The Conversation (1974) [d,w]

The Godfather: Part II (1974) [d,w]

The Great Gatsby (1974) [w]

Apocalypse Now (1979) [d,w,m]

One from the Heart (1982) [d,w]

Rumble Fish (1983) [d,w]

The Outsiders (1983) [d]

The Cotton Club (1984) [d,w]

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) [d]

Gardens of Stone (1987) [d]

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) [d]

New York Stories (1989) [d,w]

The Godfather: Part III (1990) [d,w]

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) [a]

Dracula (1992) [d]

Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992) [a]

Jack (1996) [d]

The Rainmaker (1997) [d,w]

Supernova (2000) [d]

Youth Without Youth (2007) [d]

Tetro (2009) [d,w]

Twixt (2011) [d,w]

Distant Vision (2015) [d,w]



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