Francis Ford Coppola, also credited as Francis Coppola, is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood wave of film making.
After directing The Rain People (1969), he co-wrote the 1970 film Patton, earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Edmund H. North.
His directorial prominence was cemented with the release in 1972 of The Godfather, a film which revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, earning praise from both critics and the public before winning three Academy Awards—including his second Oscar, Best Picture, and his first nomination for Best Director.
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