Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree.

Marlon Brando was the star of The Godfather but he was not happy with one of his co-stars and his genuine fury was captured ...

In addition to discussing his 1983 S.E. Hinton adaptation, Coppola also chatted about the work of Jacques Tati and, one of ...

Sofia Coppola, the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, talked about the hatred she received for The Godfather Part III and how ...

Forever linked, Francis Ford Coppola nearly didn't get to see out his Magnus Opus, 'The Godfather' until one scene saved him from being fired.

Francis Ford Coppola is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and his staggering net worth proves it. Some ...

Kennedy Center Honors celebrated the latest lineup of inductees, including Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt and Grateful ...

Francis Ford Coppola was warned that he might never walk again after he contracted polio as a child. The 85-year-old director ...

Francis Ford Coppola, the Oscar-winning director behind The Godfather trilogy, has shared vivid recollections of his battle with polio, a disease that nearly left him permanently paralyzed as a child.

Oscar-winning director-producer-screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola is considered one of the greatest living directors. Since ...

Francis Ford Coppola is the director of the film The Godfather.

BIANCULLI: That's a scene from "The Godfather" featuring Marlon Brando. Terry asked Francis Ford Coppola if Mario Puzo had first suggested casting Brando. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST ...