Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
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 directorial fame escalated with the release of The Godfather in 1972. The film revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, garnering universal laurels from critics and public alike. It went on to win three Academy Awards, including his second, which he won for Best Adapted Screenplay, and it was instrumental in cementing his position as one of the prominent American film directors. Coppola followed it with an equally successful sequel The Godfather Part II, which became the first ever sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film received yet higher praises than its predecessor, and gave him three Academy Awards—for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. In the same year was released The Conversation, which he directed, produced and wrote. The film went on to win the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. His next directorial venture was Apocalypse Now in 1979, and it was as notorious for its lengthy and troubled production as it was critically acclaimed for its vivid and stark depiction of the Vietnam War. It won his second Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Although some of Coppola's ventures in the 1980s and early 1990s were critically lauded, Coppola's later work has not met the same level of critical and commercial success as his '70s films.
Directed 36
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
1990s
- 1997
- 1996
- 1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Director
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Director
- 1986
Captain EO
Director
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1980
Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come
Director
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
- 1974
- 1972
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1966
- 1963
- 1962
Tonight for Sure
Director
The Peeper
Director
The Bellboy and the Playgirls
Director
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
No Cigar
Director
Produced 91
2020s
- 2025
Brother Verses Brother
Executive Producer
- 2024
Shadow Brother Sunday
Executive Producer
- 2021
Freda
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
- 2006
- 2004
- 2003
Platinum
Executive Producer
The Educational Archives: Sex & Drugs
Executive Producer
- 2002
No Such Thing
Executive Producer
- 2001
The Legend of Suriyothai
Executive Producer
- 2000
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Moby Dick
Executive Producer
Outrage
Executive Producer
- 1997
Buddy
Executive Producer
- 1996
- 1995
Kidnapped
Executive Producer
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Executive Producer
White Dwarf
Executive Producer
- 1994
- 1993
The Junky's Christmas
Producer
- 1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Producer
- 1991
- 1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Executive Producer
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
Captain EO
Producer
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
Executive Producer
The Escape Artist
Executive Producer
- 1981
An All Round Maid
Producer
- 1980
Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come
Executive Producer
1970s
- 1979
Perfumed Nightmare
Executive Producer
- 1977
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
The People
Executive Producer
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Filmmaker
Producer
- 1963
- 1962
Tonight for Sure
Producer
1950s
- 1959
Wrote 29
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
1990s
- 1997
- 1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Screenplay
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1986
Captain EO
Writer
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
- 1974
- 1972
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1966
- 1963
- 1962
Tonight for Sure
Writer
The Peeper
Writer
The Bellboy and the Playgirls
Writer
No release date
Apocalypse Retold!
Original Concept
Other crew 9
2010s
- 2013
Locations: Looking for Rusty James
Technical Advisor
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
- 1982
1970s
- 1973
1960s
- 1963
- 1962
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
Additional Writing
The Peeper
Cinematography
Acted in 7
2020s
- 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
2010s
- 2014
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
1960s
- 1963
The Young Racers
(uncredited)
- 1962
No release date
Close-Up on The Conversation
Movie
Sound 4
2010s
- 2011
1990s
- 1990
1970s
- 1979
1960s
- 1963
The Young Racers
Sound
Created 1
Appearances123
2020s
- 2026
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
Self
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
Self
- 2025
Films to Die For
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us
Self
The Making of Hearts of Darkness
Self
- 2024
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Self (archive) - director
- 2023
The Family
Self
- 2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
American Dream: Detroit
Self - Interviewee
Godfather I
Self
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
Self
- 2017
Five Came Back
Self
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Self
- 2016
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
Self
The Family Whistle
Self
- 2015
Artistry/Technology
Self
Listen to Me Marlon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Self (archive footage)
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Self
The Director's Chair
Self · 1 episode
- 2013
Twixt: A Documentary
Self
Milius
Self
- 2012
The Godfather Legacy
Self
- 2010
A Conversation with Martin Sheen
Self
Sodankylä Forever
Self · 4 episodes
The People vs. George Lucas
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
Self (archive Footage)
- 2007
Fog City Mavericks
Self
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
Self
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'
Self
Lights, Action, Music
Self
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
The Making of Marie Antoinette
Self
Brando
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
Self
- 2004
Tying the Knot
Self
The Dream Studio
self
- 2003
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
- 2002
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
- 2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
- 2000
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
1990s
- 1999
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
- 1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
- 1997
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola
Self
- 1996
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Self - Audience Member · 1 episode
- 1995
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Self · 3 episodes
- 1994
The World of Jim Henson
Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
- 1992
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
Self
- 1991
- 1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
1980s
- 1987
Death of a Porn Queen
Self (archive footage)
- 1986
The Making of Captain EO
Self
- 1985
Inside Mishima
Self
- 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Self
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
Self
- 1981
Inside the Coppola Personality
Self
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
Self (segment "Coppola")
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
- 1974
- 1971
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
1960s
- 1968
Filmmaker
Self
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Self
The New Cinema
Self
- 1961
1950s
- 1953
Thanked in the credits8
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
2010s
- 2016
- 2013
2000s
- 2004
- 2003
1990s
- 1993
