Francis Ford Coppola directs Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando, in what would become his first masterpiece. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972.

Francis Ford Coppola — A Life Behind the Lens

In the last 35 years, the master filmmaker has created many of cinema's most iconic films

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