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RECENT CREDITS

Tetro (FILM) Jun. 11, 2009

I Knew It Was You (FILM) Jan. 16, 2009

The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Hono... (TV) Dec. 26, 2007

Youth Without Youth (FILM) Dec. 14, 2007

CODA: Thirty Years After (TV) Dec. 9, 2007

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HIGHLIGHTS

2009 Wrote and directed "Tetro" starring Vincent Gallo

2007 Returned to directing after a ten year hiatus with "Youth Without Youth," a low-budget, self-financed project adapted from the novella by Romanian author Mircea Eliade

2003 Executive produced "Lost in Translation" the award winning film written and directed by Sofia Coppola

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Category

I Knew It Was You 2009 -Cast

Actor

Film

Indigo

Executive Producer

Film

Fog City Mavericks -Cast

Actor

Film

Somewhere

Executive Producer

Film

Megalopolis

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Film

Mirror

Director, Executive Producer

Film

Montecristo

Executive Producer

Film

On the Road

Executive Producer

Film

Shadow Puppets

Executive Producer

Film

Untitled Surfing Documentary -Himself

Actor

Film

When God Dips

Executive Producer

Film

Fair Warning

Producer

Film

Descent

Producer, Story By

Film

Caveman in the Hedges

Producer

Film

Tetro 2009

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Film

The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 2007 -Presenter

Actor

Youth Without Youth 2007

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Film

CODA: Thirty Years After 2007 -Himself

Actor

Fog City Mavericks 2007 -Cast

Actor

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino 2007 -Presenter

Actor

The Good Shepherd 2006

Executive Producer

Film

Marie Antoinette 2006

Executive Producer

Film

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas 2005 -Cast

Actor

Kinsey 2004

Executive Producer

Film

Lost In Translation 2003

Executive Producer

Film

Jeepers Creepers 2 2003

Executive Producer

Film

The Legend of Suriyothai 2003

Executive Producer

Film

A Decade Under the Influence 2003 -Himself

Actor

Film

Platinum 2003

Executive Producer

Peace (2003) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Power (2003) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Loyalty (2003) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Love (2003) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Want (2003) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Flow (Pilot) (2003) -Executive Producer

Executive Producer

TV Episode

Assassination Tango 2003

Executive Producer

Film

The Black Stallion Returns 2003

Executive Producer

Film

Pumpkin 2002

Executive Producer

Film

CQ 2002

Executive Producer

Film

No Such Thing 2002

Executive Producer

Film

Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute 2002

Actor

George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2002 -Interviewee

Actor

Another Day 2001

Executive Producer

Martha Stewart's Home For the Holidays 2001

Actor

Jeepers Creepers 2001

Executive Producer

Film

Goosed 2000

Executive Producer

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor 2000 -Interviewee

Actor

The Virgin Suicides 2000

Producer

Film

The Third Miracle 1999

Executive Producer

Film

Sleepy Hollow 1999

Executive Producer

Film

Heart of Darkness 1999 -Interviewee

Actor

Mickey Rourke: The E! True Hollywood Story 1999 -Interviewee

Actor

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1999

Executive Producer

The Saragossa Manuscript 1999 -Presents

Producer

Film

First Wave 1999

Executive Producer

The Florentine 1999

Executive Producer

Film

Moby Dick 1998

Executive Producer

Outrage 1998

Executive Producer

Lani-Loa: The Passage 1998

Producer

Film

John Grisham's The Rainmaker 1997

Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer

Film

Buddy 1997

Executive Producer

Film

The Odyssey 1997

Executive Producer

Survival on the Mountain 1997

Executive Producer

Haunted 1997

Executive Producer

Film

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies 1996 -Himself

Actor

Film

Dark Angel 1996

Executive Producer

Jack 1996

Director, Producer

Film

Kidnapped 1995

Executive Producer

One Night Stand 1995

Producer

Film

The Conversation 1995

Executive Producer

Anatomy of Horror 1995 -Interviewee

Actor

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior 1995

Executive Producer

White Dwarf 1995

Executive Producer

My Family, Mi Familia 1995

Producer, Executive Producer

Film

Don Juan Demarco 1995

Producer

Film

I am Cuba 1995

Producer

Film

The World of Jim Henson 1994

Actor

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1994

Producer

Film

Marlon Brando, Wild One 1994 -Interviewee

Actor

In the Name of the Father 1993

Special Thanks

Film

The Secret Garden 1993

Executive Producer

Film

John Barry's Moviola 1993

Actor

George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic 1993

Actor

Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992

Director, Producer

Film

Wind 1992

Executive Producer

Film

Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress 1992

Actor

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991 -music from film

Actor, Music

Film

The Godfather, Part III 1990

Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer

Film

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside 1990 -Himself

Actor

Hollywood Mavericks 1990 -Himself

Actor

Film

The Outsiders 1990 -from film

Executive Producer, Story By

The Freshman 1990 -film extract

Other

Film

New York Stories 1989

Director, Screenplay

Film

Tucker: the Man and His Dream 1988

Director

Film

Powaqqatsi 1988

Producer

Film

Barfly 1987

Producer

Film

Lionheart 1987

Executive Producer

Film

Gardens of Stone 1987

Director, Producer

Film

Tough Guys Don't Dance 1987

Executive Producer

Film

Peggy Sue Got Married 1986

Director

Film

Captain Eo 1986

Director

Film

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985

Executive Producer

Film

The Cotton Club 1984

Director, Screenplay, From Story

Film

The Outsiders 1983

Director, Producer

Film

Rumble Fish 1983

Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer

Film

Hammett 1982

Executive Producer

Film

The Black Stallion 1980

Executive Producer

Film

Apocalypse Now 1979

Director, Producer, Screenplay, Music

Film

The Godfather, Part II 1974

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Film

The Conversation 1974

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Film

American Graffiti 1973

Producer

Film

The Godfather 1972

Director, Screenplay

Film

The People 1972

Executive Producer

THX 1138 1971

Executive Producer

Film

Patton 1970 -Screen Story

Screenplay, Story By

Film

The Rain People 1969

Director, Screenplay, From Story

Film

Finian's Rainbow 1968

Director

Film

Is Paris Burning? 1966

Screenplay

Film

This Property Is Condemned 1966

Screenplay

Film

You're a Big Boy Now 1966

Director, Screenplay

Film

Dementia 13 1963

Director, Screenplay

Film

Battle Beyond the Sun 1963 -screenplay adaptation

Screenplay

Film

Tonight For Sure 1962

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Film

Tower of London 1962

Dialogue Director

Film

War Hunt 1961 -picture vehicle driver

Driver

Film

The Young Racers

Sound

Film

The Terror -uncredited directorial assistance

Assistant Director, Other

Film

The Great Gatsby

Screenplay

Film

The Escape Artist

Executive Producer

Film

One From the Heart

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Film

Gunfighter -presenter

Producer, Executive Producer

Film

Faerie Tale Theatre

Director

CODA: Thirty Years Later -Himself

Actor

Film

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Highlights

2009 Wrote and directed "Tetro" starring Vincent Gallo

2007 Returned to directing after a ten year hiatus with "Youth Without Youth," a low-budget, self-financed project adapted from the novella by Romanian author Mircea Eliade

2003 Executive produced "Lost in Translation" the award winning film written and directed by Sofia Coppola

1999 Produced "The Virgin Suicides" the writing and directing debut of his daughter Sofia Coppola

1998 Served as one of the executive producers of the Sci-Fi Channel series "First Wave"

1998 Produced first feature through Chrome Dragon, Sherwood Hu's "Lanai-Loa: The Passage"

1998 Won lawsuit against Warner Bros. claiming the studio had stolen his idea for a live-action version of "Pinocchio"; awarded $20 million in compensatory damages by a jury; further awarded $60 million in

1997 Launched the literary magazine Zoetrope

1997 Directed and scripted screen adaptation of "John Grisham's 'The Rainmaker'" starring Danny Glover and Danny De Vito

1996 Served as president of jury at Cannes Film Festival

1996 With Wayne Wang and Tom Luddy, formed production company Chrome Dragon

1996 Dedicated "Jack" (which he produced and directed) to granddaughter Gia (Gia Carla), daughter of his son, the late Gian-Carlo

1993 Appointed to the board of directors at MGM

1992 Produced and directed "Bram Stoker's Dracula"

1990 Returned to the Corleone saga for "The Godfather, Part III"; considered the weakest of the trilogy

1989 Co-wrote (with daughter Sofia) and directed the "Life Without Zoe" segment of "New York Stories"; received the weakest reviews of the three participating directors (also Martin Scorcese and Woody Alle

1988 Directed "Tucker: The Man and His Dream"

1985 TV directing debut with "Rip Van Winkle" (Showtime)

1983 Directed two film adaptations of S.E. Hinton novels, "The Outsiders" and "Rumble Fish"

1982 American Zoetrope dealt a crippling blow by the failure of the extravagant musical film "One From the Heart"

1979 Released "Apocalypse Now" to mixed reviews but a strong box office; Coppola had mortgaged everything to personally cover some $16 million of the $30 million cost

1974 Co-wrote (with Puzo) and directed sequel "The Godfather, Part II"; won Oscars for Best Screenplay and Best Director

1974 Scripted the film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby"

1973 Directed revival of Noel Coward's "Private Lives" at the American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco) and Gottfried von Einem's opera, "The Visit of the Old Lady" for the San Francisco Opera Company

1973 Formed The Directors Company (with Peter Bogdanovich and William Friedkin), which produced only two films: Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon" (1973) and Coppola's "The Conversation" (1974)

1972 Scored huge success with "The Godfather"; won an Oscar for co-writing (with Mario Puzo) the screenplay

1971 First American Zoetrope film, George Lucas' futuristic "THX-1138"

1970 Co-wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplay "Patton" directed by Franklin Schaffner

1969 Established American Zoetrope (later Zoetrope Studios) for which he executive produced John Korty's TV thriller, "The People" (1972)

1966 Directed and wrote UCLA thesis feature, "You're a Big Boy Now" (received theatrical release)

1963 Directed and co-wrote first legitimate feature, "Dementia 13"

1962 Credited as Thomas Colchart for adapting Nebo zovyot/The Heaven's Call (1960) into "Battle Beyond the Sun"; served as assistant to director Roger Corman on "The Premature Burial" and as dialogu

1962 Won the Samuel Goldwyn Award for his UCLA screenplay "Pilma, Pilma" (never produced)

1962 Joined Seven Arts (later Warner Brothers-Seven Arts) as scriptwriter

Worked on various non-mainstream movies, "The Playgirls and the Bellboy" (1962) and "Tonight For Sure" (1962)

Published City magazine

Founded the Niebaum-Coppola winery