The whole world knows Mr. Coppola for his top-notch "Godfather", "Rain People" and "Apocalypse Today".

Despite a blizzard, which was harassing Moscow airports all through this day, the celebrity landed

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without a hitch in his private plane. This is his second appearance in Moscow. Mr. Coppola first visited it twenty years ago to introduce his "Apocalypse Today". Now, he has come in the company of his eighteen-year-old granddaughter, who has never been to Russia before.

He was eager to see the changes Moscow has undergone within these twenty years, the guest of honor said to newsmen who flocked round him at the airport as soon as he appeared. He was very curious about famous Russian winter, too, and he had already received a sizeable stock of impressions, added Mr. Coppola.

He saw a Sergei Eisenstein film when a college boy. It was a spectacular experience that determined my choice of profession, said the great moviemaker.

With 19 nominations, the Golden Eagle is a high professional award. A third awarding gala has been appointed for Saturday, January 29. The Mosfilm concern is offering its Pavilion No. 1 to host the event.

MOSCOW, January 27 (RIA Novosti)