Beginning with his birth in 1939 to Italian-American parents, through his early years as a maverick director and screenwriter, right up to his legal victory over Warner Bros in 1998 when he was awarded $60 million in damages, this book explores Coppola's professional development into one of the finest directors of his generation.
Every major film is examined in sequence, providing a rich seam of information for his fans. Coppola's financial ups and downs, his founding of Zoetrope studios and its eventual sale are described in depth, as is his successful 1998 legal action against Warner Bros following their cancellation of a live-action version of Pinocchio.
