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Coppola

American  
[kop-uh-luh] / ˈkɒp ə lə /

noun

  1. Francis Ford, born 1939, U.S. film director and screenwriter.


Coppola British  
/ ˈkɒpələ /

noun

  1. Francis Ford. born 1939, US film director. His films include The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), Tucker (1988), and The Rainmaker (1997)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“What level of desperation,” Mr. Coppola asks, “forces you to believe that crippling yourself for a few thousand dollars is the only option you have?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

But other regulars including Amy Dowden, Dianne Buswell, Katya Jones, Vito Coppola and Aljaz Skorjanec will be back on the dance floor.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

From the messy set of ‘Apocalypse Now’ to the secret edits of ‘Star Wars,’ author Paul Fischer pulls back the curtain on how Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg gambled their friendships to build the modern blockbuster.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

Patterson’s outfit was “very niche”: Captain EO, a character played by the singer in a sci-fi short film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

It was my female filmmakers shirt, with a picture of you, Ava DuVernay, Sofia Coppola, and Haifaa al-Mansour.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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