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 historia…
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Filmography
Acting (25)
Movies (21)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
2020as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
2019as Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Why We Fight
2005as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
1973as Self
Dear Mr. Gable
1968as Self
The Screen Director
1951as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938as Frank Capra
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938as Self (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934as Bus Singer (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1932as Himself
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
Crew (129)
Movies (128)
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
2000Director
Rendezvous in Space
1964Director
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Director
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Producer
A Hole in the Head
1959Director
A Hole in the Head
1959Producer
The Unchained Goddess
1958Producer
The Unchained Goddess
1958Writer
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
1957Director
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
1957Producer
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
1957Writer
Hemo the Magnificent
1957Director
Hemo the Magnificent
1957Producer
Hemo the Magnificent
1957Writer
Our Mr. Sun
1956Director
Our Mr. Sun
1956Producer
Our Mr. Sun
1956Writer
The Fallbrook Story
1952Director
The Fallbrook Story
1952Producer
Westward the Women
1951Story
Here Comes the Groom
1951Director
Here Comes the Groom
1951Producer
Riding High
1950Director
Riding High
1950Producer
State of the Union
1948Director
State of the Union
1948Producer
It's a Wonderful Life
1946Director
It's a Wonderful Life
1946Producer
It's a Wonderful Life
1946Screenplay
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945Director
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945Producer
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945Writer
Two Down and One to Go
1945Director
Here Is Germany
1945Director
War Comes to America
1945Director
Your Job in Germany
1945Director
Your Job in Germany
1945Producer
Our Job in Japan
1945Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944Producer
Tunisian Victory
1944Director
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944Director
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944Producer
G.I. Journal
1944Director
G.I. Journal
1944Producer
The Negro Soldier
1944Producer
Attack in the Pacific
1944Director
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
1943Director
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
1943Producer
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
1943Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
1943Producer
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
1943Director
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942Director
Meet John Doe
1941Director
Meet John Doe
1941Producer
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940Supervisor of Production Resources
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Director
You Can't Take It with You
1938Director
You Can't Take It with You
1938Producer
Lost Horizon
1937Director
Lost Horizon
1937Producer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936Director
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936Producer
It Happened One Night
1934Director
It Happened One Night
1934Producer
Broadway Bill
1934Director
Broadway Bill
1934Producer
Lady for a Day
1933Director
Lady for a Day
1933Producer
Forbidden
1932Director
Forbidden
1932Producer
Forbidden
1932Writer
American Madness
1932Director
American Madness
1932Producer
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932Director
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932Producer
Dirigible
1931Director
Platinum Blonde
1931Director
Platinum Blonde
1931Producer
The Miracle Woman
1931Director
The Miracle Woman
1931Producer
Ladies of Leisure
1930Director
Rain or Shine
1930Director
Rain or Shine
1930Producer
The Younger Generation
1929Director
The Donovan Affair
1929Director
Flight
1929Dialogue
Flight
1929Director
The Way of the Strong
1928Director
The Matinee Idol
1928Director
The Matinee Idol
1928Producer
That Certain Thing
1928Director
That Certain Thing
1928Producer
That Certain Thing
1928Screenplay
The Power of the Press
1928Director
Submarine
1928Director
So This Is Love
1928Director
The Swim Princess
1928Writer
Say It with Sables
1928Director
Say It with Sables
1928Story
The Burglar
1928Writer
Fiddlesticks
1927Story
Long Pants
1927Director
His First Flame
1927Story
For the Love of Mike
1927Director
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
1926Writer
Saturday Afternoon
1926Story
The Strong Man
1926Director
The Iron Nag
1925Writer
The Wild Goose Chaser
1925Writer
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
1925Writer
Lucky Stars
1925Story
Boobs in the Wood
1925Writer
Good Morning, Nurse
1925Story
The Marriage Circus
1925Writer
Cold Turkey
1925Scenario Writer
Sneezing Beezers
1925Writer
Riders of the Purple Cows
1924Writer
Jubilo, Jr.
1924Scenario Writer
3 Days to Live
1924Editor
3 Days to Live
1924Writer
Little Robinson Corkscrew
1924Writer
All Night Long
1924Writer
Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
1922Director
The Italian Warship Libia
1921Director
The Italian Warship Libia
1921Writer
Television (1)
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