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The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film [2] directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel. The Godfather is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, as well as a landmark of the gangster genre. [3]
Francis Ford Coppola was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1939, to father Carmine Coppola (1910–1991), [16] a flautist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and mother Italia Coppola (née Pennino; 1912–2004), a family of second-generation Italian immigrants.
Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer whose career spans more than sixty years. Coppola has directed twenty-three feature films to date. His films The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and Apocalypse Now are often cited among the greatest films ever made. [1]
Francis Ford Coppola, the visionary director behind "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now," was named a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree earlier this year, celebrating his lifetime of artistic ...
Francis Ford Coppola directed classics like 'The Godfather' and "Apocalypse Now' with tons of flops and hits along his way to 'Megalopolis,' now in theaters.
The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo.The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton and Sofia Coppola.
The Godfather was released on March 15, 1972. The feature-length film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and was based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name.The plot begins with Don Vito Corleone declining an offer to join in the narcotics business with notorious drug lord Virgil Sollozzo, which leads to an assassination attempt.
The weight of the entire Godfather story rested on Pacino's shoulders, ... Robert De Niro, and Francis Ford Coppola reunite for 50th anniversary of The Godfather at the Oscars.