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Frank Capra

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1897-05-18

Deathday: 1991-09-03 (94 years old)

Biography

Frank Russell Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian-born American film director and a creative force behind a number of films of the 1930s and 1940s, including It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). His films often deal with rags-to-riches stories wich has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".

Filmography

all 123

Movies 118

Director 53

self 30

Writer 27

Producer 10

TV Shows 5

Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra

Biography

Filmography

all 123

Movies 118

Director 53

self 30

Writer 27

Producer 10

TV Shows 5

AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)

Frank Capra: Mr. America (2023)

Le Siècle des icônes (2022)

Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique (2020)

Hollywood's Second World War (2019)

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)

Five Came Back (2017)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)

Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005)

Why We Fight (2005)

Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)

The Lady with the Torch (1999)

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (1991)

Clarence (1990)

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

High Hopes: The Capra Years (1982)

Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978)

The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)

The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)

The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (1973)

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

Dear Mr. Gable (1968)

Rendezvous in Space (1964)

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

A Hole in the Head (1959)

The Unchained Goddess (1958)

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)

Hemo the Magnificent (1957)

Our Mr. Sun (1956)

The Bell System Science (1956)

The Fallbrook Story (1952)

Westward the Women (1951)

Here Comes the Groom (1951)

The Screen Director (1951)

Riding High (1950)

State of the Union (1948)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Here Is Germany (1945)

Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)

War Comes to America (1945)

Two Down and One to Go (1945)

Your Job in Germany (1945)

Our Job in Japan (1945)

Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944)

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Attack: The Battle for New Britain (1944)

The Negro Soldier (1944)

Tunisian Victory (1944)

Attack in the Pacific (1944)

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943)

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)

Strictly G.I. (1943)

Prelude to War (1942)

Meet John Doe (1941)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)

Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)

Lost Horizon (1937)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Broadway Bill (1934)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1897-05-18

Deathday
1991-09-03 (94 years old)

Birth Name
Francesco Rosario Capra

Birth Place
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Relationships
Helen Howell (1923-01-01 - 1928-01-01)

Children
Frank Capra, Jr.

Citizenships
Italy, United States of America, Kingdom of Italy

Residences
Bisacquino, Italy, United States of America, United States of America

Also Known As
Francesco Rosario Capra, 프랭크 카프라, 프랑크 카프라