Francis Ford Coppola is an award-winning film producer.
Francis Ford Coppola -LRB- -LSB- pronˈkoʊpələ -RSB- born April 7 , 1939 -RRB- , also credited as Francis Coppola , is a semi-retired American film director , producer , and screenwriter.
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 -LRB- Best Adapted Screenplay , with Mario Puzo -RRB- , Best Picture , and his first nomination for Best Director.
He followed with The Godfather Part II in 1974 , which became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Highly regarded by critics , it brought him three more Academy Awards : Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Director and Best Picture , and made him the second director , after Billy Wilder , to be honored three times for the same film.
The Conversation , which he directed , produced and wrote , was released that same year , winning the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.
While notorious for its lengthy and strenuous production , the film was widely acclaimed for its vivid and stark depiction of the Vietnam War , winning the Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.
