He directed The Godfather 1972, which became one of the biggest moneymaking films of all time, and its sequels The Godfather Part II 1974, which won seven Academy Awards, and The Godfather Part III 1990. His other films include Apocalypse Now 1979, One from the Heart 1982, Rumblefish 1983, The Outsiders 1983, and Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992. After working on horror B-films, his first successes were Finian's Rainbow 1968 and Patton 1969, for which his screenplay won an Academy Award. Among his other films are The Conversation 1972, The Cotton Club 1984, Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988, and Gardens of Stone 1987.
