Francis Ford Coppola

**Francis Ford Coppola** (born April 7, 1939) is an American director and movie producer. He directed the _Godfather_ trilogy and the Vietnam War epic _Apocalypse Now_. He is part of the group called the New Hollywood.  This group includes Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Robert Altman, Woody Allen, William Friedkin, Philip Kaufman, and George Lucas.  In the 1970s they made movies in a different way.

Coppola was born in Detroit. At age two, he moved to Woodside, Queens, New York City.

Many of his relatives are famous. Actor Nicolas Cage is his nephew. Actress Talia Shire is his sister. Sofia Coppola is his daughter. Roman Coppola is his son. His first child Gian-Carlo Coppola died in 1986.

Coppola was married to Eleanor Jessie Neil from 1963 until her death in 2024.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|class="unsortable"|Contribution|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1962|_Tonight for Sure_|Director/Writer|First film|||
|1962|__|Director/Writer||||
|1963|_Dementia 13_|Director/Writer|First feature film|||
|1963|__|Director/Producer||||
|1966|_You're a Big Boy Now_|Director/Writer|Nominated — Palme d'Or Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Best American Screenplay - Comedy|||
|1968|_Finian's Rainbow_|Director|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|||
|1969|__|Director/Writer|Golden Shell at San Sebastián International Film Festival|||
|1970|_Patton_|Writer|Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)|||
|1971|_THX 1138_|Executive Producer||||
|1972|__|Director/Writer|Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Golden Screen at Golden Screen Awards, Germany Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium Nominated — Academy Award for Best Director Nominated — Best Audio Commentary at DVD Exclusive Awards|||
|1973|_American Graffiti_|Producer|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Nominated — Academy Award for Best Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|||
|1974|__|Director/Producer/Writer|Palme d'Or Prize of the Ecumenical Jury- Special Mention Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director National Board of Review Award for Best Director Nominated — Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Direction Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — Video Premiere Award at DVD Exclusive Awards Nominated — Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Nominated — Best Motion Picture Screenplay Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen Nominated — Academy Award for Best Picture|||
|1974|__|Director/Producer/Writer|Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|||
|1979|_Apocalypse Now_|Director/Producer/Writer/Music|Palme d'Or FIPRESCI Prize Golden Globe Award for Best Director BAFTA Award for Best Direction David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film Golden Screen at Golden Screen Awards, Germany London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film Nominated — Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated — Academy Award for Best Director Nominated — Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated — Best Foreign Language Film at Cinema Brazil Grand Prize (2002) Nominated — César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominated — Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Nominated — Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen|||
|1979|_The Black Stallion_|Executive Producer||||
|1980|_Kagemusha_|Executive Producer|David di Donatello for Best Producer|||
|1982|_One from the Heart_|Director/Writer||||
|1983|__|Director|Nominated — Golden Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival Nominated — Best Family Feature Motion Picture at the Young Artist Awards|||
|1983|_Koyaanisqatsi_|Executive Producer||||
|1983|_Rumble Fish_|Director/Producer/Writer|FIPRESCI Prize at San Sebastián International Film Festival OCIC Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival|||
|1984|__|Director/Writer|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Nominated — Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film|||
|1986|_Peggy Sue Got Married_|Director|Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|||
|1987|_Gardens of Stone_|Director/Producer|Nominated — Golden Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival Nominated — Political Film Society Award for Peace|||
|1988|_Tucker: The Man and His Dream_|Director||||
|1989|_New York Stories_|Co-director/Co-writer||||
|1990|__|Director/Producer/Writer|Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) at Fotogramas de Plata Nominated — Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated — Academy Award for Best Director Nominated — Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Director Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|||
|1992|_Dracula_|Director/Producer/Writer|Saturn Award for Best Direction Saturn Award for Best Horror Film Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) at Fotogramas de Plata Nominated — Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|||
|1993|__|Producer||||
|1993|_The Secret Garden_|Executive Producer|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maggie Smith)|||
|1994|_Frankenstein_|Producer|Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Horror Film|||
|1995|_Kidnapped_|Executive Producer||||
|1996|_Jack_|Director/Producer|Nominated — Best Family Feature - Musical or Comedy at Young Artist Awards|||
|1997|__|Director/Writer|Nominated — USC Scripter Award Nominated — Political Film Society Award for Democracy|||
|1999|__|Producer||||
|1999|_Sleepy Hollow_|Producer||||
|rowspan=2|2001|_CQ_|Producer|||
|_Jeepers Creepers_|Producer|||||
|2003|_Jeepers Creepers 2_|Producer||||
|2006|_Marie Antoinette_|Producer||||
|2007|_Youth Without Youth_|Director/Producer/Writer||||
|2009|_Tetro_|Director/Producer/Writer||||
|2010|_Somewhere_|Producer||||
|2011|_On the Road_|Executive Producer||||
|2011|_Twixt_|Director/Producer/Writer||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Francis Ford Coppola
- **image**: Francis Ford Coppola on December 8, 2024 in the White House Oval Office (cropped).jpg
- **image size**: 250
- **caption**: Coppola in 2024 at the White House Oval Office
- **birth place**: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- **nationality**: American
- **education**: Great Neck North High School
- **alma mater**: Hofstra University
- **parents**: Carmine Coppola
Italia Coppola
- **years active**: 1962–present