Basic Information About Francis Ford Coppola
Category | Celebrities βΊ Directors |
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Professions | Screenwriter, Film Producer, Film director, Television Director, Television producer, Actor, Film Editor |
Net worth | $400,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1939-04-07 (85 years old) |
Place of birth | Detroit |
Nationality | United States of America |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Often casts his own real-life extended family members in his films. In the case of the Godfather films, their characters' relationships to "Michael Corleone" often paralleled their real-life relationship to Coppola. He cast his sister, Talia Shire, as Michael's sister Connie, and his daughter, Sofia Coppola, as Michael's daughter Mary - named for Coppola's other daughter. In addition, Diane Keaton said that she modeled her performance as Kay Adams after Elanor Coppola, since both Kay and Coppola are protestants who married into Italian Catholic families. Includes the original author's name in the title of his adaptations (i.e., Mario Puzo's The Godfather (1972), Bram Stoker's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)). Releases re-edited versions of his work years later (e.g., The Godfather (1972) and Apocalypse Now (1979)). Often works with cinematographer Gordon Willis and producers Fred Roos and Gray Frederickson. Frequently casts Robert Duvall, the late John Cazale, Nicolas Cage, Diane Keaton, Matt Dillon, Harrison Ford, Laurence Fishburne and Marlon Brando. Beard Protagonists are tough inside who want change the world around, more often than not for selfish reasons. |
Spouse | Eleanor Coppola - (2 FebruaryΒ 1963 - present)Β (3 children) |
Gender | Male |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
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What Movie Awards did Francis Ford Coppola win?
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Francis Ford Coppola awards
Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
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DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Winner | The Godfather | 1973 |
Video Premiere Award - Best Audio Commentary | Nominee | The Godfather | 2001 |
WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | Winner | The Godfather | 1973 |
Oscar - Best Picture | Nominee | American Graffiti | 1974 |
BAFTA Film Award - Best Direction | Winner | Apocalypse Now | 1980 |
FIPRESCI Prize - Competition | Winner | Apocalypse Now | 1979 |
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Foreign-Language Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | Nominee | Apocalypse Now | 2002 |
CΓ©sar - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film Γ©tranger) | Nominee | Apocalypse Now | 1980 |
David - Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) | Winner | Apocalypse Now | 1980 |
DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee | Apocalypse Now | 1980 |
Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture | Winner | Apocalypse Now | 1980 |
Grammy - Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special | Nominee | Apocalypse Now | 1980 |
Silver Medallion Award - | Winner | Apocalypse Now | 2014 |
WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Nominee | Apocalypse Now | 1980 |
Oscar - Best Picture | Nominee | The Godfather: Part III | 1991 |
Top 10 Film Award - Best Film | Nominee | The Godfather: Part III | 1991 |
DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee | The Godfather: Part III | 1991 |
Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor PelΓcula Extranjera) | Winner | The Godfather: Part III | 1992 |
Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor PelΓcula Extranjera) | Winner | Dracula | 1994 |
Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation | Nominee | Dracula | 1993 |
Oscar - Best Picture | Nominee | The Conversation | 1975 |
Palme d'Or - | Winner | The Conversation | 1974 |
DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee | The Conversation | 1975 |
Video Premiere Award - Best DVD Audio Commentary | Nominee | The Conversation | 2001 |
Edgar - Best Motion Picture | Nominee | The Conversation | 1975 |
NSFC Award - Best Director | Winner | The Conversation | 1975 |
WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Nominee | The Conversation | 1975 |
Golden Prize - | Nominee | The Outsiders | 1983 |
WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | Winner | Patton | 1971 |
USC Scripter Award - | Nominee | The Rainmaker | 1998 |
Top 10 Film Award - Best Film | Nominee | Rumble Fish | 1984 |
FIPRESCI Prize - | Winner | Rumble Fish | 1984 |
Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro) | Winner | Rumble Fish | 1988 |
Grand Remi Award - Best of Show - Feature Film | Winner | THX 1138 | 1972 |
Top 10 Film Award - Best Film | Nominee | Twixt | 2012 |
Francis Ford Coppola roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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The Godfather | Director |
The Godfather | Writer |
Apocalypse Now | Director |
Apocalypse Now | Writer |
Apocalypse Now | Director of TV Crew (uncredited) |
Dracula | Director |
The Godfather: Part III | Director |
The Godfather: Part III | Writer |
The Conversation | Director |
The Conversation | Writer |
The Godfather: Part II | Director |
The Godfather: Part II | Writer |
The Outsiders | Director |
Patton | Writer |
The Rainmaker | Director |
The Rainmaker | Writer |
The Way We Were | Writer |
Jack | Director |
Rumble Fish | Director |
Rumble Fish | Writer |
The Great Gatsby | Writer |
Peggy Sue Got Married | Director |
The Cotton Club | Director |
The Cotton Club | Writer |
The Cotton Club | Writer |
Palo Alto | The Judge (voice) (uncredited) |
One from the Heart | Director |
One from the Heart | Writer |
Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Director |
Twixt | Director |
Twixt | Writer |
The Terror | Director |
New York Stories | Director |
New York Stories | Writer |
Saturday Night Live | Self - Director 1 episode, 1986 |
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | Self 1 episode, 2017 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Director |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 1994-1997 |
Francis Ford Coppola's Movie/Shows Salary
Movie / Series | Salary |
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The GodfatherΒ (1972) | $175,000 |
American GraffitiΒ (1973) | 20% of gross |
The Godfather: Part IIΒ (1974) | $1,000,000 to write, direct and produce the film |
The Cotton ClubΒ (1984) | $2,500,000 + % of the gross |
The Godfather: Part IIIΒ (1990) | $6,000,000 + % of profits |
Francis Ford Coppola's Quotes
- To me the great hope is that now that these little 8mm video recorder and stuff now, some - just people who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them. And, you know, suddenly one day some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart, and you know, and make a beautiful film with her father's little camera-corder and for once this whole professionalism about movies will be destroyed forever and it will become an art form. That's my opinion. ["Heart of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse", 1991]
- [on Apocalypse Now (1979)] My movie is not about Vietnam... my movie is Vietnam. [Cannes 1979]
- What the studios want now is "risk-free" films but with any sort of art you have to take risks. Not taking risks in art is like not having sex and then expecting there to be children.
- I just feel that at a certain point you have to go back to the beginning again. The best thing for me at this point in my life is to become a student again and make movies with the eyes I had when I was enthusiastic about it in the first place.
- In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that's when you get the answer.
Interesting Facts about Francis Ford Coppola
- Contracted polio when he was a child. During his quarantine, he practiced puppetry.
- Some sources say he is the uncle of Alan Coppola, but Alan's name does not appear on any family tree authorized by the Coppola family.
- Like Martin Scorsese, Coppola was a sickly youth, a case of polio which allowed him time to indulge in puppet theater and home movies.
- Middle brother of Talia Shire and August Coppola.
- Father of Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola and Gian-Carlo Coppola.
- Son of composer Carmine Coppola and Italia Coppola.
- Received an M.F.A. in Film Production from the University of California in Los Angeles (1967).
- Since 1978, owner and operator of a Rutherford, California vineyard making Rubicon wine.
- Coppola began his winery enterprise by buying a portion of the historic Inglenook estate in 1975. His success in the field is explored in the book "A Sense of Place" by Steven Kolpan, 1999.
- Brother-in-law of Bill Neil.
- Was in the early stages of developing a script for a fourth Godfather film with Mario Puzo which was to tell the story of the early lives of Sonny, Fredo and Michael. After Puzo's death in July of 1999, Coppola abandoned the project, stating that he couldn't do it without his friend.
- As of May 2002, the number of Coppola-family members appearing in or contributing to filmmaking stands at thirteen, spread over three generations.
- Francis Ford Coppola has been in competition with Bob Fosse on several occasions. In 1972, Coppola was nominated for the Best Director Oscar (The Godfather (1972)), but lost to Fosse (Cabaret (1972)). In 1974, Fosse was nominated for Best Director (Lenny (1974)) but lost to Coppola (The Godfather: Part II (1974)). In 1979, both were nominated as directors (Apocalypse Now (1979) and All That Jazz (1979)), but both lost. When Fosse won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (Coppola won the previous year), he tied with Akira Kurosawa, whose movie was produced by George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola.
- Grandfather of Gia Coppola. Great-uncle of Weston Cage Coppola.
- Has released his own line of specialty foods.
- As a child, his bedroom was covered with pictures of his favourite film star, Jane Powell. When he discovered she'd married Geary Anthony Steffen, Jr., he tore them all down.
- His wife arranged for him to meet Jane Powell as a 40th birthday present.
- Out of all his peers who rose to fame and power in the 1970s "Golden Age" era, he is perhaps the only filmmaker still married to his first wife.
- Made a commercial for Suntory whiskey with legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa in the 1970s, an event which later influenced a salient plot point in his daughter Sofia's movie, Lost in Translation (2003).
- Was voted the 21st Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
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