Francis Ford Coppola
3) Patton
Series
Description
Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Rudy is a young lawyer fresh out of college who takes the case of his life. He is the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. Rudy takes on this client in his first case after the head of his law office has to hide because he's wanted by the feds. He must overcome many obstacles inside and outside the courtroom as he attempts to find out what it means to be a lawyer and...
12) Apocalypse now
Pub. Date
c1992
Description
Francis Ford Coppola's stunning vision of man's heart of darkness revealed through the peculiar madness of the Vietnam War.
Pub. Date
1988.
Description
The second installment of writer/director Godfrey Reggio's apocalyptic "qatsi" trilogy . Combining stunning cinematography with the exquisite music of award-winning composer Philip Glass. Bold, haunting and epic in scale, this extraordinary film calls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society.
16) The Godfather
Series
Pub. Date
c1973
Description
Focuses on the Corleone family's rise and near fall from power, and the passage of rites from father to son.
17) Apocalypse now
Series
Pub. Date
1979.
Description
A United States Army officer/trained assassin is sent into the depths of a southeast Asian jungle to seek out a renegade colonel and terminate his command during the Vietnam War.
19) The Great Gatsby
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
In 1920s Long Island, a mysterious American millionaire's efforts to recapture the sweetheart of his youth result in tragedy.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
In the early 1900s, the young Vito flees Sicily for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy. There he kills the local Black Hand Fanucci after he demands his customary cut of the tyro's business. With Fanucci gone, Vito's stature grows. The family legacy is upended by Michael's business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael...