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Filmography
Tonight for Sure (1961)
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (color): Jack Hill
Art Direction: Albert Locatelli
Editing: Ronald Waller
Music: Carmine Coppola (credited as Carmen Coppola)
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola. 75 minutes.
The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962)
Screenplay: Fritz Umgelter and Francis Ford Coppola
Direction: Fritz Umgelter and Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (color): Jack Hill
Art Direction: Albert Locatelli
Produced by Wolfgang Hartwig. 94 minutes.
Dementia 13 (1963)
Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (black and white): Charles Hannawalt
Art Direction: Albert Locatelli
Editing: Mort Tubor, Stuart O’Brien
Music: Ronald Stein
Cast: William Campbell (Richard Haloran), Luana Anders (Louise Haloran), Bart Patton (Billy Haloran), Mary Mitchel (Kane), Patrick Magee (Justin Caleb), Ethne Dunn (Lady Haloran), Peter Reed (John Haloran), Karl Schanzer (Simon), Ron Perry (Arthur), Derry O’Donovan (Lillian), Barbara Dowling (Kathleen)
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola for Roger Corman Productions. 97 minutes.
Premiere: September 25, 1963.
You’re a Big Boy Now (1966)
Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by David Benedictus
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Eastmancolor): Andy Laszlo
Art Direction: Vassele Fotopoulos
Costumes: Theoni V. Aldredge
Choreography: Robert Tucker
Editing: Aram Avakian
Music: Bob Prince; songs by John Sebastian; performed by The Lovin’ Spoonful Cast: Peter Kastner (Bernard Chanticleer), Elizabeth Hartman (Barbara Darling), Geraldine Page (Margery Chanticleer), Julie Harris (Miss Thing), Rip Torn (I. H. Chanticleer), Tony Bill (Raef), Karen Black (Amy), Michael Dunn (Richard Mudd), Dolph Sweet (Francis Graf), Michael O’Sullivan (Kurt Doughty).
Produced by Phil Feldman for Seven Arts, released by Warner Bros. 96 minutes.
Premiere: March 20, 1967.
Finian’s Rainbow (1968)
Screenplay: E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, based on the Broadway play (book by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, Music by Burton Lane)
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor, Panavision): Philip Lathrop
Production Design: Hilyard M. Brown
Costumes: Dorothy Jenkins
Choreography: Hermes Pan
Editing: Melvin Shapiro
Music Direction:
Ray Heindorf
Associate Music Supervisor: Ken Darby
Sound: M. A. Merrick and Dan Wallin
Cast: Fred Astaire (Finian McLonergan), Petula Clark (Sharon McLonergan), Tommy Steele (Og), Don Francks (Woody Mahoney), Barbara Hancock (Susan the Silent), Keenan Wynn (Senator “Billboard” Rawkins), Al Freeman, Jr. (Howard), Ronald Colby (Buzz Collins), Dolph Sweet (Sheriff), Wright King (District Attorney), Louil Silas (Henry), Brenda Arnau (Sharecropper), Avon Long, Roy Glen, Jerster Hairston (Passion Pilgrim Gospellers)
Produced by Joseph Landon for Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Associate producer: Joel Freeman. 145 minutes.
Premiere: October 9, 1968.
The Rain People (1969)
Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor): Bill Butler
Art Direction: Leon Erickson
Editing: Barry Malkin
Music: Ronald Stein
Sound: Nathan Boxer
Sound Montage: Walter Murch
Cast: James Caan (Kilgannon), Shirley Knight (Natalie Ravenna), Robert Duvall (Gordon), Marya Zimmet (Rosalie), Tom Aldredge (Mr. Alfred), Laurie Crews (Ellen), Andrew Duncan (Artie), Margaret Fairchild (Marion), Sally Gracie (Beth), Alan Manson (Lou), Robert Modica (Vinny)
Produced by Bart Patton and Ronald Colby for American Zoetrope, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Production associates: George Lucas and Mona Skager. 101 minutes.
Premiere: August 27, 1969.
The Godfather (1972)
Screenplay: Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by Mario Puzo
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor): Gordon Willis
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Art Direction: Warren Clymer
Costumes: Anna Hill Johnstone
Editing: William Reynolds and Peter Zinner
Music: Nino Rota, with additional music by Carmine Coppola
Sound: Christopher Newman
Cast: Marlon Brando (Don Vito Corleone), Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), James Caan (Sonny Corleone), Richard Castellano (Clemenza), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Sterling Hayden (McCluskey), John Marley (Jack Woltz), Richard Conte (Barzini), Al Lettieri (Sollozzo), Diane Keaton (Kay Adams), Abe Vigoda (Tessio), Talia Shire (Connie), Gianni Russo (Carlo Rizzi), John Cazale (Fredo Corleone), Rudy Bond (Cuneo), Al Martino (Johnny Fontane), Morgana King (Mama Corleone), Lenny Montanna (Luca Brasi), John Martino (Paulie Gatto), Salvatore Corsitto (Bonasera), Richard Bright (Neri), Alex Rocco (Moe Greene), Tony Giorgio (Bruno Tattaglia), Vito Scotti (Nazorine), Tere Livrano (Theresa Hagen), Victor Rendina (Philip Tattaglia), Jeannie Linero (Lucy Mancini), Julie Gregg (Sandra Corleone), Ardell Sheidan (Mrs. Clemenza), Simetta Stefanelli (Apollonia), Angelo Infanti (Fabrizio), Corrado Gaipa (Don Tommasino), Franco Citti (Calo), Saro Urzi (Vitelli).
Produced by Albert S. Ruddy for Paramount. Associate producer: Gray Frederickson. 175 minutes.
Premiere: March 11, 1972.
The Conversation (1974)
Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor): Bill Butler and Haskell Wexler (uncredited)
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Set Decoration: Doug von Koss
Costumes: Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Supervising Editor, Sound Montage, and Rerecording: Walter Murch
Editing: Richard Chew
Music: David Shire
Technical Advisers: Hal Lipset, Leo Jones, and Jim Bloom
Cast: Gene Hackman (Harry Caul), John Cazale (Stan), Allen Garfield (Bernie Moran), Frederic Forrest (Mark), Cindy Williams (Ann), Michael Higgins (Paul), Elizabeth MacRae (Meredith), Harrison Ford (Martin Stett), Robert Duvall (the Director), Mark Wheeler (Receptionist), Teri Garr (Amy), Robert Shields (Mime), Phoebe Alexander (Lurleen).
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and Fred Roos for American Zoetrope, Paramount. 113 minutes.
Premiere: April 7, 1974.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, based on events in the novel by Mario Puzo.
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor): Gordon Willis
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Art Direction: Angelo Graham
Set Decoration: George R. Neison
Costumes: Theadora van Runkle
Editing: Peter Zinner, Barry Malkin, and Richard Marks
Music: Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola
Sound Montage and Rerecording: Walter Murch
Cast: Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Diane Keaton (Kay Adams), Robert De Niro (Vito Corleone), John Cazale (Fredo Corleone), Talia Shire (Connie Corleone), Lee Strasberg (Hyman Roth), Michael V. Gazzo (Frank Pentangeli), G. D. Spradlin (Senator Pat Geary), Richard Bright (Al Neri), Gaston Moschin (Fanucci), Tom Rosqui (Rocco Lampone), Bruno Kirby Jr. (Clemenza), Frank Sivero (Genco), Francesca de Sapio (Young Mama Corleone), Morgana King (Mama Corleone), Mariana Hill (Deanna Corleone), Leopoldo Trieste (Signor Roberto), Dominic Chianese (Johnny Ola), Amerigo Tot (Bodyguard), Troy Donahue (Merle Johnson), John Aprea (Tessio), Joe Spinell (Willi Cicci).
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola for American Zoetrope, Paramount. Associate Producer: Mona Skager. Coproducers: Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos. 200 minutes.
Premiere: December 12, 1974.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Screenplay: John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola, based on “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad (uncredited). Narration by Michael Herr.
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor, Technovision): Vittorio Storaro
Second-Unit Photography: Steven H. Burum
Insert Photography: Caleb Deschanel
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Art Direction: Angelo Graham
Costume Supervision: Charles E. James
Supervising Editor: Richard Marks
Editing: Walter Murch, Gerald B. Greenberg, Lisa Fruchtman, and Barry Malkin (uncredited)
Offscreen Commentary: Michael Herr
Music: Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola
Sound Montage/Design: Walter Murch
Cast: Marlon Brando (Col. Walter E. Kurtz), Robert Duvall (Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore), Martin Sheen (Capt. Benjamin L. Willard), Frederic Forrest (“Chef” Hicks), Albert Hall (Chief Phillips), Sam Bottoms (Lance B. Johnson), Larry Fishburne (“Clean”), Dennis Hopper (Photojournalist), G. D. Spradlin (General Corman), Harrison Ford (Colonel Lucas), Jerry Ziesmer (Civilian), Scott Glenn (Capt. Richard Colby).
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola for American Zoetrope, United Artists. Associate Producer: Mona Skager. Coproducers: Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson, and Tom Sternberg. 153 minutes.
Premiere: August 15, 1979.
One from the Heart (1982)
Screenplay: Armyan Bernstein and Francis Ford Coppola, from the original screenplay by Armyan Bernstein.
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor): Vittorio Storaro
Special Visual Effects: Robert Swarthe
Electronic Cinema: Thomas Brown, Murdo Laird, Anthony St. John, and Michael Lehmann, in cooperation with Sony Corporation
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Art Direction: Angelo Graham
Costumes: Ruth Morley
Choreography: Kenny Ortega and Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Editing: Anne Goursaud, with Rudi Fehr and Randy Roberts
Songs and Music: Tom Waits; sung by Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle
Sound Design: Richard Beggs
Cast: Frederick Forrest (Hank), Teri Garr (Frannie), Raul Julia (Ray), Nastassia Kinski (Leila), Lainie Kazan (Maggie), Harry Dean Stanton (Moe), Allen Garfield (Restaurant Owner), Jeff Hamlin (Airline Ticket Agent), Italia Coppola (Woman in Elevator), Carmine Coppola (Man in Elevator).
Produced by Gray
Frederickson and Fred Roos for Zoetrope Studio, Columbia Pictures. Associate producer: Mona Skager. Executive producer: Bernard Gersten. Coproducer: Armyan Bernstein. 101 minutes.
Premiere: January 15, 1982.
The Outsiders (1983)
Screenplay: Kathleen Knutsen Rowell and Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited), from the novel by S. E. Hinton
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (Technicolor, Panavision): Steven H. Burum
Special Visual Effects: Robert Swarthe
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Costumes: Marge Bowers
Editing: Anne Goursaud
Music: Carmine Coppola
Sound: Jim Webb
Sound Design: Richard Beggs
Cast: Matt Dillon (Dallas Winston), Ralph Macchio (Johnny Cade), C. Thomas Howell (Ponyboy Curtis), Patrick Swayze (Darrel Curtis), Rob Lowe (Sodapop Curtis), Emilio Estevez (Two-Bit Matthews), Tom Cruise (Steve Randle), Glenn Withrow (Tom Shepard), Diane Lane (Cherry Valance), Leif Garrett (Bob Sheldon), Darren Dalton (Randy Anderson), Michelle Meyrink (Marcia), Gailard Sartain (Jerry), Tom Waits (Buck Merrill), William Smith (Clerk).
Produced by Fred Roos and Gray Frederickson for Zoetrope Studios, Warner Bros. Associate producer: Gian-Carlo Coppola. 91 minutes.
Premiere: March 25, 1983.
Rumble Fish (1983)
Screenplay: S. E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by S. E. Hinton
Direction: Francis Ford Coppola
Photography (black and white): Steven H. Burum
Production Design: Dean Tavoularis
Costumes: Marge Bowers
Editing: Barry Malkin
Music: Stewart Copeland
Sound: David Parker
Sound Design: Richard Beggs
Cast: Matt Dillon (Rusty-James), Mickey Rourke (the Motorcycle Boy), Diane Lane (Patty), Dennis Hopper (Father), Diana Scarwid (Cassandra), Vincent Spano (Steve), Nicolas Cage (Smokey), Christopher Penn (B. J. Jackson), Larry Fishburne (Midget), William Smith (Patterson), Michael Higgins (Mr. Harrigan), Glenn Withrow (Biff Wilcox), Tom Waits (Benny), Herb Rice (Pool Player), Maybelle Wallace (Late Pass Clerk), Nona Manning (Patty’s Mother), Domino (Patty’s Sister), Gio (Cousin James), S. E. Hinton (Hooker).