To make 'The Godfather' his way, Francis Ford Coppola waged a studio battle

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To make 'The Godfather' his way, Francis Ford Coppola waged a studio battle

Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree.
     

Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree.

Source: To make 'The Godfather' his way, Francis Ford Coppola waged a studio battle