Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola is a highly acclaimed American film director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his iconic films and being a major figure of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement.

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Profession :

Director

Birthday :

April 7, 1939

Star Sign :

Aries

Age :

86

Birthplace :

Detroit, Michigan

Francis Ford Coppola, a distinguished American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, rose to prominence for directing the acclaimed crime dramas, The Godfather and its sequel, The Godfather Part II. These films collectively garnered nine Academy Awards. Coppola’s other significant works include Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. As a prominent figure in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in American cinema history. Coppola founded American Zoetrope, an independent film studio, and received the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Apocalypse Now. Besides his illustrious filmmaking career, Coppola is also a vintner, owning the Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery and the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in California.