Director · Composer
Francis Ford Coppola
Born 7 April 1939 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Francis Ford Coppola (b. 1939) is an American director, screenwriter and producer, and a leading figure of the New Hollywood generation. He is best known for The Godfather films, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now, which helped define 1970s American cinema. He has also been an influential independent producer and risk-taker.
Key films
The Godfather (1972)On Cinespective
His breakthrough: a landmark crime epic that reshaped the gangster genre and won Best Picture.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Acclaimed sequel that became the first sequel to win the Best Picture Oscar.
The Conversation (1974)
A tense, intimate surveillance thriller that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Ambitious Vietnam War epic, famous for its troubled production, which also won the Palme d'Or.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Lavish, stylised horror adaptation showing his later visual daring.
Key awards
- 1971: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Patton, shared)
- 1973: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (The Godfather, shared)
- 1974: Palme d'Or, Cannes (The Conversation)
- 1975: Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay (The Godfather Part II)
- 1979: Palme d'Or, Cannes (Apocalypse Now)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 145
- 1956No CigarDirector
- 1959Battle Beyond the SunDirector
- 1962War Hunt · as Army Truck Driver (uncredited)Actor
- 1962Tonight for SureDirector
- 1962The Bellboy and the PlaygirlsDirector
- 1962The PeeperDirector
- 1963Dementia 13Director
- 1963The Young Racers · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1966You're a Big Boy NowDirector
- 1968Finian's RainbowDirector
- 1968Filmmaker · as SelfActor
- 1968The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' · as SelfActor
- 1968The New Cinema · as SelfActor
- 1969The Rain PeopleDirector
- 1971Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' · as SelfActor
- 1971The Godfather: Behind the Scenes · as SelfActor
- 1972The GodfatherDirector
- 1974The Godfather Part IIDirector
- 1974The ConversationDirector
- 1975The Lion Roars Again · as SelfActor
- 1976The Godfather Comes to Sixth St. · as SelfActor
- 1979Apocalypse NowComposer
- 1979Apocalypse NowDirector
- 1979Apocalypse Now · as Director of TV Crew (uncredited)Actor
- 1980Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to ComeDirector
- 1981Inside the Coppola Personality · as SelfActor
- 1981Rendez-Vous Video Magazine · as Self (segment "Coppola")Actor
- 1982One from the HeartDirector
- 1982Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 · as SelfActor
- 1982The Making of 'One from the Heart' · as SelfActor
- 1983The OutsidersDirector
- 1983Rumble FishDirector
- 1984The Cotton ClubDirector
- 1985Inside Mishima · as SelfActor
- 1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedDirector
- 1986Captain EODirector
- 1986The Making of Captain EO · as SelfActor
- 1987Gardens of StoneDirector
- 1987Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van WinkleDirector
- 1987Death of a Porn Queen · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamDirector
- 1989New York StoriesDirector
- 1990The Godfather Part IIIDirector
- 1990The Godfather Family: A Look Inside · as SelfActor
- 1990Central Park · as SelfActor
- 1990Hollywood Mavericks · as SelfActor
- 1990Martin Scorsese Directs · as SelfActor
- 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse · as SelfActor
- 1991Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper · as SelfActor
- 1992Bram Stoker's DraculaDirector
- 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Director
- 1992Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies · as SelfActor
- 1992Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro · as SelfActor
- 1994The World of Jim Henson · as SelfActor
- 1994It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein · as SelfActor
- 1994Marlon Brando: The Wild One · as SelfActor
- 1996JackDirector
- 1997The RainmakerDirector
- 1997A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola · as SelfActor
- 1998The Making of 'American Graffiti' · as SelfActor
- 1999Kurosawa: The Last Emperor · as SelfActor
- 1999Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños · as SelfActor
- 2000The Making of The Virgin Suicides · as SelfActor
- 2001R2-D2: Beneath the Dome · as SelfActor
- 2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal · as SelfActor
- 2002On the Set of CQ · as SelfActor
- 2002George Lucas: Creating an Empire · as SelfActor
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 2003A Decade Under the Influence · as SelfActor
- 2003Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig · as SelfActor
- 2004Tying the Knot · as SelfActor
- 2004Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' · as SelfActor
- 2004A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope · as SelfActor
- 2004The Dream Studio · as selfActor
- 2005Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' · as SelfActor
- 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found · as SelfActor
- 2005On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2005Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa · as SelfActor
- 2005Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa · as SelfActor
- 2006The Godfather and the Mob · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Youth Without YouthDirector
- 2007Brando · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2007Coda: Thirty Years Later · as SelfActor
- 2007In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' · as SelfActor
- 2007The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka · as SelfActor
- 2007The Making of Marie Antoinette · as SelfActor
- 2007Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula' · as SelfActor
- 2007Fog City Mavericks · as SelfActor
- 2007Lights, Action, Music · as SelfActor
- 2007Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' · as SelfActor
- 2008The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't · as SelfActor
- 2008Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' · as SelfActor
- 2008The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped · as SelfActor
- 2008The Last Days of Marlon Brando · as Self (archive Footage)Actor
- 2008Cannoli · as SelfActor
- 2009TetroDirector
- 2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale · as SelfActor
- 2010The People vs. George Lucas · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2010A Conversation with Martin Sheen · as SelfActor
- 2011TwixtDirector
- 2012The Godfather Legacy · as SelfActor
- 2013Milius · as SelfActor
- 2013Seduced and Abandoned · as SelfActor
- 2013Trespassing Bergman · as SelfActor
- 2013Twixt: A Documentary · as SelfActor
- 2014Palo Alto · as The Judge (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2014Henri Langlois vu par...Director
- 2014Henri Langlois vu par... · as SelfActor
- 2014Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto · as SelfActor
- 2014Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2015Listen to Me Marlon · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2015Artistry/Technology · as SelfActor
- 2016The Family Whistle · as SelfActor
- 2016Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos · as SelfActor
- 2017Spielberg · as SelfActor
- 2017Five Came Back · as SelfActor
- 2017Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story · as SelfActor
- 2018Friedkin Uncut · as SelfActor
- 2018Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema · as SelfActor
- 2018Godfather I · as SelfActor
- 2018American Dream: Detroit · as Self - IntervieweeActor
- 2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael · as SelfActor
- 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back · as SelfActor
- 2020Wim Wenders, Desperado · as SelfActor
- 2021Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola · as SelfActor
- 2021Morceaux de CannesActor
- 2022Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2023The Family · as SelfActor
- 2024MegalopolisDirector
- 2024Lumière, Le Cinéma! · as SelfActor
- 2024Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master · as Self (archive) - directorActor
- 2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Megadoc · as SelfActor
- 2025The Making of Hearts of Darkness · as SelfActor
- 2025Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us · as SelfActor
- 2025Films to Die For · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2026Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life · as SelfActor
- 2026Tribeca 25 · as SelfActor
- 2026Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.