Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Directing
Born 1897-05-18 Died 1991-09-03 Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia 109 credits
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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".
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Directing 35 credits
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · ★ 8.3 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
1934 · ★ 7.8 · Director, Producer, Bus Singer (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · ★ 7.8 · Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Producer
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Producer
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 · ★ 7.3 · Director, Producer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Producer
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · ★ 7.3 · Director, Producer
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942 · ★ 6.5 · Director
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
1937 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer
State of the Union
State of the Union
1948 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Producer
The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman
1931 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Producer
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 · Director, Producer
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Producer
Submarine
Submarine
1928 · Director
Forbidden
Forbidden
1932 · Director, Writer, Producer
Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
1922 · Director
Dirigible
Dirigible
1931 · Director
Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure
1930 · Director
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Producer
The Bell System Science Series
The Bell System Science Series
1956 · Director
A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head
1959 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Producer
American Madness
American Madness
1932 · Director, Producer
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde
1931 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Producer
Riding High
Riding High
1950 · Director, Producer
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · Director, Producer
So This Is Love
So This Is Love
1928 · Director
Hemo the Magnificent
Hemo the Magnificent
1957 · Director, Writer, Producer
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
1943 · Director, Producer
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · Director, Writer, Producer
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
1943 · Director
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong
1928 · Director
The Power of the Press
The Power of the Press
1928 · Director
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944 · Director, Producer
Producing 25 credits
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · ★ 8.3 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
1934 · ★ 7.8 · Director, Producer, Bus Singer (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · ★ 7.6 · Director, Producer
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Producer
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 · ★ 7.3 · Director, Producer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Producer
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · ★ 7.3 · Director, Producer
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon
1937 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Producer
State of the Union
State of the Union
1948 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Producer
The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman
1931 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Producer
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 · Director, Producer
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Producer
Forbidden
Forbidden
1932 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932 · ★ 6.3 · Director, Producer
A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head
1959 · ★ 6.2 · Director, Producer
American Madness
American Madness
1932 · Director, Producer
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde
1931 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Producer
Riding High
Riding High
1950 · Director, Producer
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · Director, Producer
Hemo the Magnificent
Hemo the Magnificent
1957 · Director, Writer, Producer
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
1943 · Director, Producer
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · Director, Writer, Producer
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Director, Writer, Producer
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944 · Director, Producer
The Negro Soldier
The Negro Soldier
1944 · Producer
Acting 19 credits
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
1934 · ★ 7.8 · Director, Producer, Bus Singer (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
2017 · ★ 7.2 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
The Century of Icons
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight
Why We Fight
2005 · ★ 7.5 · Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self, Supervisor of Production Resources
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990 · Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · Self, (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
Hollywood's Second World War
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
The Screen Director
1951 · Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Dear Mr. Gable
Dear Mr. Gable
1968 · Self
Writing 9 credits
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · ★ 8.3 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
1926 · Writer
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
1951 · ★ 7.0 · Story
Forbidden
Forbidden
1932 · Director, Writer, Producer
Good Morning, Nurse
Good Morning, Nurse
1925 · Story
Hemo the Magnificent
Hemo the Magnificent
1957 · Director, Writer, Producer
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · Director, Writer, Producer
His First Flame
His First Flame
1927 · Story
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Director, Writer, Producer
Other credits 2 credits
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
Hollywood sul Tevere
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
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