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Known For
Directing
Birthday
May 18, 1897
Died
September 3, 1991
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Also Known As
- Francesco Rosario Capra
- 프랑크 카프라
- פרנק קאפרה
- فرانک کاپرا
- Frank Russell Capra
Frank Capra
0.8 Popularity
Biography
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
6.0
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023
7.0
Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
2022
9.5
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
2020
8.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
2019
7.9
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017
7.5
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight
2005
6.3
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
6.0
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
6.0
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Credits
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self (archive footage)
2023
6.0
The Century of Icons
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.0
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Self (archive footage)
2020
9.5
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
2019
8.0
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017
7.9
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.5
Why We Fight
as Self (archive footage)
2005
7.5
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
1997
6.3
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
as Self (archive footage)
1990
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
6.0
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985
5.6
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
🎬
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
as Self
1973
0.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Dear Mr. Gable
as Self
1968
0.0
🎬
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
6.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
1940
6.5
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Frank Capra
1938
6.0
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
1938
5.0
It Happened One Night
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
1934
7.8
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
as Himself
1932
6.0
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
4.0