Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola was one of the leading directors of the New Hollywood that emerged in the 1970s, and he became one of the greatest American filmmakers of his generation. Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1939, Coppola made his way to UCLA Film School in the 1960s and eventually came to work for producer Roger Corman directing the low-budget horror film Dementia 13 (1963). After making some smaller films, Coppola delivered a string of groundbreaking movies in the 1970s, including The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather Part II (1974), and Apocalypse Now (1979). After the 1970s, Coppola continued to direct personal projects, albeit with less financial and critical success. Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, Coppola directed underrated films like Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Always willing to risk his fortune to create his artistic vision, Coppola is truly one of the heroes of American Cinema. You can watch a number of his films for free online that we feature here.