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Francis Ford Coppola

I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book.

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Francis Ford Coppola wanted to create original films based on his own ideas rather than using stories already written by others. He preferred having full creative control over the movies instead of working within the limits of adapting popular novels.

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