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"Time is the lens through which dreams are captured."
— Francis Ford Coppola
"This new career of mine [is] the one I always wanted from the beginning, to be
an independent filmmaker, writing stories and making personal films."
— Francis Ford Coppola (in 2009)
Francis Ford Coppola entry at Wikipedia
Francis Ford Coppola credits [1960-2010] at Internet Movie Database
browse Francis Coppola on DVD at Amazon
Magic Lantern's "Apocalypse Now" 1979 Movie Page
Magic Lantern's 'The Godfather Saga' Page
![co-won Oscar for Best Script Adaptation for "Patton" [1970]](images/oscar_sm.gif) |
Francis Ford Coppola won
a shared Oscar for Best Script Adaptation for "Patton" [1970] a shared Oscar for Best Script Adaptation for "The Godfather" [1972] three Oscars for "The Godfather: Part II" [1974] (Best Picture, Best Director & Best Script Adaptation) — out of 14 Oscar nominations [1971-1991] |
He also has received
three awards at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, 1969 & 1984 (two)
W.G.A. Award for Best Original Script, 1971
two W.G.A. Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, 1973 & 1975
two D.G.A. Awards, 1973 & 1975
National Board of Review Award for Best Director, 1974
four awards at the Cannes Film Festival, 1974 (two) & 1979 (two)
B.A.F.T.A. Award for Best Direction, 1980 and 3 other B.A.F.T.A. noms, 1975 & 1980
two David di Donatello Awards, 1980 & 1981 {shared)
Berlinale Camera Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, 1991
Career Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, 1992
two Fotogramas de Plata Awards for Best Foreign Film, 1992 & 1994
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award for Best Director, 1993
National Board of Review Billy Wilder Award, 1997
Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, 1998
American Society of Cinematographers Board of Governors Award, 1998
Special 50th Anniversary Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2002
Film Society of Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 2002
Denver International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003
Links
Francis Ford Coppola entry at Wikipedia
Francis Ford Coppola credits [1960-2010] at Internet Movie Database
browse Francis Coppola on DVD at Amazon
Francis Coppola Films posters category at AllPosters.com
American Zoetrope official website
Movies of Francis Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola credits [1960-2010] at Internet Movie Database
browse Francis Coppola on DVD at Amazon
Magic Lantern's 'Godfather Saga' Page
Magic Lantern's "Apocalypse Now" 1979 Movie Page
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"The Young Racers" (1963) (second unit director)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057706/
"Dementia 13" [A.I.P. 1963] /tt0056983/
Co-produced by Roger Corman; Coppola's debut as director;
the movie was filmed in 2-D b&w, with post-release colorized & 3-D versions
http://www.amazon.com/Dementia-2-D-3-D-Versions-Included/dp/B00008UAM6/
"The Wild Racers" (1968) (second unit director)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063807/
"Patton" (1970) (screenplay)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/
"The Godfather"
[Paramount March 1972]
  | Co-written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola; starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Sterling Hayden, Talia Shire, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Abe Vigoda, Gianni Russo & John Cazale; won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Script/Adapataion, Best Actor (Brando), 8 other nominations; also won BAFTA (music), DGA, WGA awards; listed National Film Registry 1990; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (10/2005)
Paramount widescreen color DVD [6/2004] for $9.99 Paramount color VHS [5/2002] out of prodn/many used Paramount widescreen VHS [5/97] out of prodn/used MCA soundtrack CD [3/91] for $12.99 • theme song [3min 7sec] Part I credits from IMDb |
"The Great Gatsby" (1974) (screenplay)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071577/
"The Conversation" (1974)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/
"The Godfather Part II"
[Paramount Dec 1974]
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Co-written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola; starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo & G.D. Spradlin; won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Script/Adaptation, Best Supporting Actor (DeNiro), Best Music, Best Art Direction, 5 other nominations; also won BAFTA Best Actor (Pacino), DGA, WGA awards; listed National Film Registry 1993; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (10/2005)
Paramount widescreen color DVD [5/2005] for $10.99 Paramount color VHS [5/2002] out of prodn/many used Paramount widescreen VHS [5/97] out of prodn/used MCA soundtrack CD [3/91] for $10.99 Part II credits from IMDb |
"Apocalypse Now"
[Zoetrope Aug 1979]
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A movie like no other: Wild and weird, cuts to the bone about the madness of war. .
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, script by John Milius, based on a Joseph Conrad novella; starring Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford & Frederic Forrest; won Oscars for Cinemato- graphy & Sound, nominated for Best Picture, Director, Script, Supporting Actor, Editing & Art Direction
full credits from IMDb Elektra soundtrack CD [8/88] 2 disks out of prodn/used "Apocalypse Now" posters at AllPosters.com "Apocalypse Now Redux" [15 August 2001]: re-release with never-before-seen 49 minutes added "Redux" info at IMDb "Apocalypse Now: The Complete Dossier" DVD box set [2006] Paramount widescreen color DVD [8/2006] 2 disks for $13.99 includes the complete 1981 release and the complete 2001 'Redux' release, plus outtakes, commentary & featurettes |
more details (synopsis, books, re-release, posters, links) on the
"Apocalypse Now" 1979 Movie Page
"One From The Heart" (1982)
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola
official website {redirects > Zoetrope}
exclusive essay from F.F. Coppola on the 2002 rebirth of his 1982 film
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
http://www.amazon.com/One-Heart-Frederic-Forrest/dp/B0000YRL8K/
"The Outsiders" (1983)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086066/
"Rumble Fish" (1983)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086216/
"The Cotton Club" (1984)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087089/
"Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091738/
"Gardens of Stone" [1987]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093073/
"Tucker: The Man and His Dream"
[Lucasfilm Aug 1988]
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The story of automotive genius Preston Tucker and his fight against the automakers of Detroit. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola; starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Elias Koteas & Christian Slater; Oscar noms for Best Actor (ML), Best Art Direction, Best Costumes
Paramount widescreen DVD [10/2000] for $9.98 Paramount color VHS [4/91] for $13.99 full credits from IMDb Pocket movie tie-in pb [8/88] out of print/used |
"Life Without Zoe" segment of "New York Stories"
[Touchstone March 1989]
Segment directed by Francis Ford Coppola; the other segments are "Life Lessons" by Martin Scorsese
& "Oedipus Wrecks" written & directed by and starring Woody Allen;
full credits from IMDb
http://www.amazon.com/New-York-Stories-Mia-Farrow/dp/B00008978N/
http://www.amazon.com/New-York-Stories-Lola-Andr%C3%A9/dp/6301578813/
"The Godfather Part III"
[Paramount Dec 1990]
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Co-written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola; starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Sofia Coppola, Raf Vallone & Al Martino; 7 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture & Best Director {beat out by "Dances With Wolves"}
Paramount widescreen color DVD [5/2005] for $10.99 Paramount Director's Cut color VHS [5/2002] out of prodn/many used Paramount widescreen VHS [5/97] out of prodn/used Sony soundtrack CD [12/90] for $9.98 Part III credits from IMDb |
Magic Lantern's 'Godfather Saga' Page
"Bram Stoker's Dracula" [1992]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/
"Making Bram Stoker's Dracula [1992 TV] /tt0263696/
John Grisham's "The Rainmaker" [1997]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119978/
"The Odyssey" [1997 TV]
"Moby Dick" [1998 TV]
"Tetro" [2009] /tt0964185/
Jack Kerouac's "On The Road"
[American Zoetrope/United Artists for release in 2011?]
American Zoetrope bought the movie rights to the classic novel by
Jack Kerouac [1922-69] in 1979; set for filming in Summer 2010; latest info from IMDb
to be directed by Walter Salles; recent casting includes
Sam Riley as Sal Paradise {Kerouac},
Garrett
Hedlund as Dean Moriarty {Neal Cassady},
Viggo Mortensen as Old Bull Lee {Wm. S. Burroughs},
Amy Adams as Jane {Burroughs' wife Joan Vollmer}, and
Kristen Stewart as Mary Lou Moriarty
Other Concerns of Francis Coppola
American Zoetrope official website
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"Gidget: The Musical" stageplay [announced Aug 2000]
produced by Francis Ford Coppola; performed as a four-day workshop in 2000
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Francis Coppola's Cafe Rosso & Bianco in Palo Alto, CA { closed pre-2010 }
Francis Coppola's Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco's North Beach
Mamarella's Premium Organic Foods in Napa, California
http://www.franciscoppolawinery.com/
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Works About Francis Coppola
 | "The Godfather Legacy" [1997] by Harlan Lebo behind-the-scenes look at filmmaker Coppola's creation of the Godfather Trilogy from Puzo's novels; 125 photos Fireside 9¼x7½ pb [rev 10/2005] for $11.68 Fireside 9x7½ pb [3/97] out of print/many used |
 | "A Decade Under The Influence" [I.F.C. April 2003]
Directed by Ted Demme & Richard LaGravenese; interviewees include Robert Altman, John G. Avildsen, Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, Roger Corman, Milos Forman, William Friedkin, Sidney Lumet, Paul Mazursky, Mike Medavoy, Sydney Pollack, Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese & Robert Towne New Video Group color DVD [9/2003] for $21.99 |
 | "The Playboy Interviews: The Directors" [2007] Edited by by Stephen Randall 17 interviews including Robert Altman, Ingmar Bergman, the Coen brothers, Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Stanley Kubrick, Spike Lee (1991), David Mamet, Roman Polanski (1971), Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino (2003), Orson Welles, Billy Wilder (1963), with Clint Eastwood and Oliver Stone each featured twice M Press/Dark Horse 9x6 hardcover [10/2007] for $18.36 |
"Francis Coppola's Notebook" featurette
"Coppola and Puzo On Screenwriting" featurette
WHOM GOD WISHES TO DESTROY: F. Coppola & the New Hwd by Jon Lewis
(Duke Univ Press HB $23.95 5/95)
Family & Friends
wife Eleanor Jessie Neil Coppola
"Notes On A Life" book [2007]
son Gian-Carlo Coppola [1963-86]
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
son Roman Coppola [b. 1965]
daughter Sofia Coppola [b. 1971]
sister Talia Shire
starred in the first five 'Rocky' Movies
nephew filmmaker Christopher R. Coppola
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178876/bio
http://www.crcoppolaproductions.com/
article/interview? > http://www.earsxxi.com/index.php?cat=about&pg=contact
nephew actor Nicolas Cage
nephew Marc Coppola
father composer Carmine Coppola
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