Oscar Honors Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Throughout his eclectic, five-decade career, writer-director Francis Ford Coppola has veered from low-budget exploitation flicks to Oscar-winning studio films. Yet his work has been identifiably colored by his hallmarks - technical virtuosity, and classical dramatic themes that evoke tests of individualism and morality. The 71-year-old director of such classics as "The Godfather," "The Conversation," and "Apocalypse Now" is the latest recipient of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Irving G. Thalberg Award, given to "a creative producer whose body of work reflects a consistently high quality of motion picture production."
By CBSNews.com producer David Morgan
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