Francis Ford Coppola is an award-winning film producer.
Francis Ford Coppola -LRB- -LSB- pronkopl -RSB- born April 7 , 1939 -RRB- , also credited as Francis Coppola , is a semi-retired American film director , producer , and screenwriter .	film director	film director	producer	Film producer	screenwriter	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 .	The Godfather	The Godfather	Oscar	Academy Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Mario Puzo	Mario Puzo	Best Picture	Academy Award for Best Picture	Best Director	Academy Award 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 .	The Godfather	The Godfather	Best Picture	Academy Award for Best Picture	The Godfather Part II	The Godfather Part II	Academy Award for Best Picture	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 .	Best Adapted Screenplay	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Best Picture	Academy Award for Best Picture	Best Director	Academy Award for Best Director	Billy Wilder	Billy Wilder
The Conversation , which he directed , produced and wrote , was released that same year , winning the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival .	The Conversation	The Conversation	Palme d'Or	Palme d'Or	1974 Cannes Film Festival	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 .	Palme d'Or	Palme d'Or	Vietnam War	Vietnam War	1979 Cannes Film Festival	1979 Cannes Film Festival
