Anton Coppola birth of his nephew Nicolas Cage's grandson Lucian Augustus Coppola Cage and he turned 100 in March 2017. Among his works are a violin concerto, a symphony, and "Sacco and Vanzetti", an opera in both Italian and English about immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti. In the 1950s and 1960s, Coppola was the musical director of six Broadway musicals, including "Silk Stockings", "Bravo Giovanni" and "The Boy Friend". He conducted two film scores, 1990's "The Godfather Part III" and 1992's "Dracula". He appeared in the former, shown conducting "Cavalleria rusticana" in the Teatro Massimo of Palermo. He debuted with the New York
Francis Ford Coppola the movie. He had been friends with Robin Williams for many years and had always wanted to work with him as an actor. When Williams was offered the screenplay for "Jack", he said he would only agree to do it if Coppola agreed to sign on as director. The last film Coppola directed in the 90s, "The Rainmaker", was based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham. An ensemble courtroom drama, the film was well received by critics, earning an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave "The Rainmaker" three stars out of four, remarking: