Francis Ford Coppola Auteur Profile

·         Frequently casts Robert Duvall, the late John Cazale, Nicolas Cage, Diane Keaton, Matt Dillon, Harrison Ford, Laurence Fishburne and Marlon Brando.

·         Often works with cinematographer Gordon Willis and producers Fred Roos and Gray Frederickson.

·         Includes the original author's name in the title of his adaptations (i.e., Mario Puzo's The Godfather (1972), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)).

·         Often casts his own real-life extended family members in his films. In the case of the Godfather films, their characters' relationships to "Michael Corleone" often paralleled their real-life relationship to Coppola.

·         He is among an elite group of seven directors who have won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay

·         He, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg presented Martin Scorsese with his first ever Oscar for Best Director for The Departed (2006). All four directors were part of the "New Hollywood" movement in the 60s and 70s.

·         He and George Lucas founded the studio ‘American Zoetrope’