Suppose The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, and follows the story of a powerful Italian-American crime family in New York. The film's success led to two sequels, The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990).
Can we infer that The Godfather was the directorial debut of Francis Ford Coppola?