Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Known for: Directing

Born: April 7, 1939

Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential film directors. He epitomized the group of filmmakers known as the New Hollywood, which included George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Woody Allen and William Friedkin, who emerged in the early 1970s with unconventional ideas that challenged contemporary filmmaking. He co-authored the script for Patton, winning the Academy Award in 1970. His di…

Known for

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son
Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son
2015
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula
2015
The Family
The Family
2023
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Cannoli
2008
The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.
1976
The Dream Studio
The Dream Studio
2004
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
1968
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
1992
Megadoc
Megadoc
2025
The New Cinema
The New Cinema
1968
Inside the Coppola Personality
Inside the Coppola Personality
1981
The Godfather and the Mob
The Godfather and the Mob
2006
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
1981
Godfather I
Godfather I
2018
Art Never Sleeps
 
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
2008
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
2018
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
1982
Twixt: A Documentary
Twixt: A Documentary
2013
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
2007
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'
2007
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
2008
Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola
2021
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
The Making of Hearts of Darkness
The Making of Hearts of Darkness
2025
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
A Conversation with Martin Sheen
A Conversation with Martin Sheen
2010
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola
1997
Coda: Thirty Years Later
2007
Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks
2007
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
2005
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
1971
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
2016
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
2017
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
1982
Central Park
Central Park
1990
The Making of Marie Antoinette
The Making of Marie Antoinette
2007
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa
2005
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
2024
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us
2025
On the Set of CQ
2002
The Making of Captain EO
The Making of Captain EO
1986
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
The Godfather Legacy
The Godfather Legacy
2012
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
American Dream: Detroit
American Dream: Detroit
2018
Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks
1990
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
Inside Mishima
Inside Mishima
1985
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1994
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
2014
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
1968
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
1992
Milius
Milius
2013
Spielberg
Spielberg
2017
The Family Whistle
The Family Whistle
2016
Artistry/Technology
Artistry/Technology
2015
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
Vem Var Dracula
Vem Var Dracula
1996
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971
The World of Jim Henson
The World of Jim Henson
1994
Films to Die For
Films to Die For
2025
Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños
1999
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman
2013
Seduced and Abandoned
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
Listen to Me Marlon
Listen to Me Marlon
2015
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
2014
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
Tying the Knot
Tying the Knot
2004
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
2024
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
Martin Scorsese Directs
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
Death of a Porn Queen
Death of a Porn Queen
1987
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000
Lights, Action, Music
Lights, Action, Music
2007
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut
2018
The Lion Roars Again
1975
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022
The People vs. George Lucas
The People vs. George Lucas
2010
War Hunt
War Hunt
1962
The Young Racers
The Young Racers
1963
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
2026
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
2008
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
2023
Brando
Brando
2007
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
2014
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
The Director's Chair
The Director's Chair
2014
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
2017
Leçon de Cinéma
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
1974
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Dinah!
Dinah!
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Please Turn the Page
1977
Marcians
Marcians
2017
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
Beau geste
Beau geste
2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
C à vous
C à vous
2009
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996
Directors on Directors
Directors on Directors
2021
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée
1987
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Sodankylä Forever
Sodankylä Forever
2010
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975
Film '72
1971
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022