Francis Ford Coppola

American filmmaker (born 1939)

Born: 7 April 1939, Detroit (age 87)
Country: United States
Known as: screenwriter, actor, writer, composer, winegrower, executive producer
Directed / created: 4 on Hadath
Average Hadath score: 8.2 across 4 titles

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAcademy Award for Best PictureAcademy Award for Best DirectorAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayPalme d'OrBAFTA Award for Best Direction

Biography

Francis Ford Coppola is an American filmmaker. One of the leading figures of the New Hollywood, Coppola is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. He has received various accolades including five Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Palmes d'Or, as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Coppola was also honored with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2010, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2024, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2025. Four of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

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