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Coppola to make film about Italian-American family

Director Francis Ford Coppola arrives at the 63rd annual Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) in Los Angeles on January 29, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Director Francis Ford Coppola arrives at the 63rd annual Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) in Los Angeles on January 29, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Francis Ford Coppola is preparing to direct a film about an Italian-American family set in the 1930s to '60s, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday.

He is penning the screenplay for the as-yet-untitled period film, the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.

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No casting or production start date were reported.

Coppola is famous for his classic gangster picture "The Godfather" and its two sequels, which chronicled the exploits of the fictional Corleone clan, a family of Italian descent who run an organized crime syndicate in the United States.

His most recent film was the 2011 horror film "Twixt."

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