Coppola

American  

[kop-uh-luh] / ˈkɒp ə lə /

noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

Behind the camera, Jacobs’ friend and occasional creative collaborator, Sofia Coppola, asks whether they’re favoring a serious look, or something more eccentric — in line with Jacobs’ reputation.

From Salon

Sofia Coppola has made a film about her friend of more than 30 years, fashion designer Marc Jacobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paul Fischer’s lively history of the new wave of California directors, “The Last Kings of Hollywood,” concentrates on Lucas, Coppola and Steven Spielberg.

From Los Angeles Times

That is part of the impetus behind his new book, “The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Rain People, released in 1969, marked his first collaboration with director Francis Ford Coppola, with whom he would go on to work in the first two Godfather films.

From BBC