Directing · b. 1897 · Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

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".

Directed
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America 2000 Rendezvous in Space 1964 Pocketful of Miracles 1961 A Hole in the Head 1959 Hemo the Magnificent 1957 The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays 1957 Our Mr. Sun 1956 The Fallbrook Story 1952 Here Comes the Groom 1951 Riding High 1950 State of the Union 1948 It's a Wonderful Life 1946 Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945 War Comes to America 1945 Here Is Germany 1945 Your Job in Germany 1945 Our Job in Japan 1945 Two Down and One to Go 1945 Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 Why We Fight: The Battle of China 1944 Tunisian Victory 1944 Attack in the Pacific 1944 Attack! The Battle for New Britain 1944 G.I. Journal 1944 Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike 1943 Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia 1943 Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer 1943 Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain 1943 Why We Fight: Prelude to War 1942 Why We Fight Series 1942 Meet John Doe 1941 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 You Can't Take It with You 1938 Lost Horizon 1937 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 It Happened One Night 1934 Broadway Bill 1934 Lady for a Day 1933 American Madness 1932 The Bitter Tea of General Yen 1932 Forbidden 1932 Platinum Blonde 1931 The Miracle Woman 1931 Dirigible 1931 Rain or Shine 1930 Ladies of Leisure 1930 The Younger Generation 1929 Flight 1929 The Donovan Affair 1929 The Matinee Idol 1928 That Certain Thing 1928 The Power of the Press 1928 Submarine 1928 The Way of the Strong 1928 Say It with Sables 1928 So This Is Love 1928 Long Pants 1927 For the Love of Mike 1927 The Strong Man 1926 Fulta Fisher's Boarding House 1922 The Italian Warship Libia 1921
Acting
Frank Capra: Mr. America Self (archive footage) 2023 Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique Self (archive footage) 2020 Hollywood's Second World War Self (archive footage) 2019 Five Came Back Self (archive footage) 2017 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009 Hollywood sul Tevere 2009 Why We Fight Self (archive footage) 2005 Frank Capra's American Dream Self (archive footage) 1997 The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' Self (archive footage) 1990 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1987 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Self 1985 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983 The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra Self 1973 Dear Mr. Gable Self 1968 The Screen Director Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) 1951 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 Frank Capra 1938 Another Romance of Celluloid Self (uncredited) 1938 Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) Himself 1932 The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919
Other Credits
The Unchained Goddess Writer 1958 Westward the Women Story 1951 The Negro Soldier Producer 1944 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Supervisor of Production Resources 1940 The Burglar Writer 1928 The Swim Princess Writer 1928 Fiddlesticks Story 1927 His First Flame Story 1927 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Writer 1926 Saturday Afternoon Story 1926 Cold Turkey Scenario Writer 1925 Lucky Stars Story 1925 The Iron Nag Writer 1925 Sneezing Beezers Writer 1925 Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies Writer 1925 Good Morning, Nurse Story 1925 The Marriage Circus Writer 1925 Boobs in the Wood Writer 1925 The Wild Goose Chaser Writer 1925 All Night Long Writer 1924
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