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Which S.E. Hinton novels did Francis Ford Coppola adapt into films?
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Francis Ford Coppola
American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola won the Oscar for best director for The Godfather: Part II (1974).
Francis Ford Coppola directed two film adaptations of novels by S.E. Hinton, both of which were released in 1983:12
- The Outsiders: A story of teenage alienation that featured a cast of rising young stars, including Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, and Tom Cruise.12
- Rumble Fish: An expressionistic black-and-white film that also starred Matt Dillon.12