Francis Ford Coppola is one of America's most erratic, energetic and controversial filmmakers. Known primarily for his successful "Godfather" trilogy—The Godfather (1972), The Godfather, Part II (1974) and The Godfather, Part III (1990)—Coppola has had a life and career of both stunning triumphs and tragic setbacks. He has won five Academy Awards, received ten Oscar nominations and is winner of two Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Awards. Coppola's films, over which he usually enjoys total control, vary considerably in style, genre and content. With the exception of more personal works (the "Godfather" series and 1979's war-themed Apocalypse Now), and films which reflect his fascination with technology (The Conversation, 1974 and One From The Heart, 1982), Coppola's oeuvre suggests not so much an auteur's unique distinction as a gifted director's complete command of his craft.
Francis Ford Coppola