21-05-2025
In pictures: Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola, second from left, holds the Palme d'Or for his film "The Conversation" at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. He is one of only a handful of directors to win the award twice, the second time for his 1979 war epic "Apocalypse Now." Jean-Jacques Levy/AP
Coppola and his father, Carmine, hold three of the six Academy Awards won for "The Godfather Part II" in 1975. Coppola won best director, best picture and best adapted screenplay, and his father shared the Oscar for best musical score. Max B. Miller/From left, Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen, Albert Hall, Coppola, Frederic Forrest,and John Milius attend a special 40th anniversary screening of "Apocalypse Now" in 2019.
