Frank Capra
DirectingBorn May 18, 1897Died Sep 3, 1991
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario 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".
Known For
Dear Mr. Gable
movie1968
Little Robinson Corkscrew
movie1924
Riders of the Purple Cows
movie1924
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
movie2020
Sneezing Beezers
movie1925
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
movie1925
Attack in the Pacific
movie1944
The Way of the Strong
movie1928
It's a Wonderful Life
movie1946
It's a Wonderful Life
movie1946
It's a Wonderful Life
movie1946
Hemo the Magnificent
movie1957
Filmography
2023Frank Capra: Mr. Americaas Self (archive footage)movie2022The Century of Iconsas Self (archive footage)tv2020Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amériqueas Self (archive footage)movie2019Hollywood's Second World Waras Self (archive footage)movie2017Five Came Backas Self (archive footage)movie2009Hollywood sul Teveremovie20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Yearas Self (archive footage)movie2005Why We Fightas Self (archive footage)movie2000Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to Americaas Directormovie1997Frank Capra's American Dreamas Self (archive footage)movie1990The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'as Self (archive footage)movie1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)movie1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journeyas Selfmovie1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)movie1973The Men Who Made the Moviestv1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Selftv1973The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capraas Selfmovie1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guesttv1968Dear Mr. Gableas Selfmovie1964Rendezvous in Spaceas Directormovie1961Pocketful of Miraclesas Directormovie1959A Hole in the Headas Directormovie1958The Unchained Goddessas Producermovie1957The Strange Case of the Cosmic Raysas Producermovie1957Hemo the Magnificentas Producermovie1956Our Mr. Sunas Producermovie1956The Bell System Science Seriesas Directortv1952The Fallbrook Storyas Directormovie1951Westward the Womenas Storymovie1951Here Comes the Groomas Producermovie1951The Screen Directoras Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)movie1950Riding Highas Producermovie1948State of the Unionas Producermovie1946It's a Wonderful Lifeas Producermovie1945Here Is Germanyas Directormovie1945Know Your Enemy: Japanas Writermovie1945War Comes to Americaas Directormovie1945Two Down and One to Goas Directormovie1945Your Job in Germanyas Producermovie1945Our Job in Japanas Directormovie1944G.I. Journalas Directormovie1944Why We Fight: The Battle of Chinaas Directormovie1944Arsenic and Old Laceas Producermovie1944Attack! The Battle for New Britainas Producermovie1944The Negro Soldieras Producermovie1944Tunisian Victoryas Directormovie1944Attack in the Pacificas Directormovie1943Why We Fight: The Battle of Russiaas Producermovie1943Why We Fight: The Battle of Britainas Directormovie1943Why We Fight: Divide and Conqueras Producermovie1943Why We Fight: The Nazis Strikeas Directormovie1942Why We Fight: Prelude to Waras Directormovie1942Why We Fight Seriesas Directormovie1941Meet John Doeas Producermovie1940Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Supervisor of Production Resourcesmovie1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonas Directormovie1938You Can't Take It with Youas Producermovie1938Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12as Frank Capramovie1938Another Romance of Celluloidas Self (uncredited)movie1937Lost Horizonas Producermovie1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Townas Producermovie1934Broadway Billas Producermovie1934It Happened One Nightas Directormovie1933Lady for a Dayas Producermovie1932The Bitter Tea of General Yenas Producermovie1932American Madnessas Producermovie1932Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)as Himselfmovie1932Forbiddenas Writermovie1931Platinum Blondeas Directormovie1931The Miracle Womanas Producermovie1931Dirigibleas Directormovie1930Rain or Shineas Producermovie1930Ladies of Leisureas Directormovie1929Flightas Dialoguemovie1929The Donovan Affairas Directormovie1929The Younger Generationas Directormovie1928Submarineas Directormovie1928The Power of the Pressas Directormovie1928The Burglaras Writermovie1928Say It with Sablesas Storymovie