Known For
Directing
Born
May 18, 1897
Died
Sep 03, 1991
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Credits
109 titles
Frank Capra
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
Filmography
Frank Capra: Mr. America
Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Director
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Dear Mr. Gable
Self
Rendezvous in Space
Director
Pocketful of Miracles
Producer
A Hole in the Head
Producer
The Unchained Goddess
Writer
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Writer
Hemo the Magnificent
Writer
The Bell System Science Series
Director
Our Mr. Sun
Writer
The Fallbrook Story
Producer
Westward the Women
Story
Here Comes the Groom
Director
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Riding High
Director
State of the Union
Director
It's a Wonderful Life
Director
Here Is Germany
Director
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Director
War Comes to America
Director
Two Down and One to Go
Director
Your Job in Germany
Director
Our Job in Japan
Director
G.I. Journal
Producer
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Director
The Negro Soldier
Producer
Tunisian Victory
Director
Attack in the Pacific
Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Director