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 Young Racers (1963) [a]
This Property Is Condemned (1966) [w]
You're a Big Boy Now (1966) [d,w]
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]
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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