Gian-Carlo Coppola
Biography
Gian-Carlo Coppola was an American film producer and actor who started in film-making at sixteen, working closely with his father, the director Francis Ford Coppola. Born in Los Angeles in 1963 and the oldest of the Coppola siblings, he died in 1986. Like his brother and sister, he often appeared as a background character in his father's movies, among them The Conversation (1974) and Rumble Fish (1983). In The Godfather he and his brother Roman played the sons of Tom Hagen. He was also an associate producer on Rumble Fish and The Outsiders and a second unit director on The Cotton Club, and during pre-production on Gardens of Stone he filmed rehearsals and supervised the electronic cinema staff.
22years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Annapolis
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years1974 to 1991
Every film, newest first
- 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's ApocalypseIMDb rating 8.1
- 1983Rumble FishIMDb rating 7.1
- 1974The ConversationIMDb rating 7.7
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Behind the camera
Coppola worked as associate producer on Rumble Fish and The Outsiders, and he was second unit director on The Cotton Club.
Behind the camera
While Gardens of Stone was in pre-production, Coppola was tasked with supervising the electronic cinema staff and filming the rehearsals.
Gian-Carlo Coppola movies on Netflix
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Francis Ford Coppola directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael Higgins's page
Sofia Coppola's page
All films by Francis Ford Coppola
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