Frank Capra
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 18, 1897 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
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
| 2023 | Frank Capra: Mr. AmericaSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | The Century of IconsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Frank Capra, il était une fois l'AmériqueSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Hollywood's Second World WarSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Five Came BackSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Hollywood sul Tevere | |
| 2005 | Why We FightSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1997 | Frank Capra's American DreamSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'Self (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneySelf | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1973 | The Men who Made the Movies: Frank CapraSelf | |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1968 | Dear Mr. GableSelf | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1951 | The Screen DirectorSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf | |
| 1938 | Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12Frank Capra | |
| 1938 | Another Romance of CelluloidSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | It Happened One NightBus Singer (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)Himself | |
| 1919 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat |
| 1961 | Pocketful of MiraclesProducer | |
| 1959 | A Hole in the HeadProducer | |
| 1958 | The Unchained GoddessProducer | |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic RaysProducer | |
| 1957 | Hemo the MagnificentProducer | |
| 1956 | Our Mr. SunProducer | |
| 1952 | The Fallbrook StoryProducer | |
| 1951 | Here Comes the GroomProducer | |
| 1950 | Riding HighProducer | |
| 1948 | State of the UnionProducer | |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful LifeProducer | |
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: JapanProducer | |
| 1945 | Your Job in GermanyProducer | |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old LaceProducer | |
| 1944 | The Negro SoldierProducer | |
| 1944 | Attack! The Battle for New BritainProducer | |
| 1944 | G.I. JournalProducer | |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: Divide and ConquerProducer | |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: The Battle of RussiaProducer | |
| 1941 | Meet John DoeProducer | |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with YouProducer | |
| 1937 | Lost HorizonProducer | |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to TownProducer | |
| 1934 | It Happened One NightProducer | |
| 1934 | Broadway BillProducer | |
| 1933 | Lady for a DayProducer | |
| 1932 | American MadnessProducer | |
| 1932 | The Bitter Tea of General YenProducer | |
| 1932 | ForbiddenProducer | |
| 1931 | Platinum BlondeProducer | |
| 1931 | The Miracle WomanProducer | |
| 1930 | Rain or ShineProducer | |
| 1928 | The Matinee IdolProducer | |
| 1928 | That Certain ThingProducer |
| 2000 | Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to AmericaDirector | |
| 1964 | Rendezvous in SpaceDirector | |
| 1961 | Pocketful of MiraclesDirector | |
| 1959 | A Hole in the HeadDirector | |
| 1957 | Hemo the MagnificentDirector | |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic RaysDirector | |
| 1956 | Our Mr. SunDirector | |
| 1956 | The Bell System Science SeriesDirector | |
| 1952 | The Fallbrook StoryDirector | |
| 1951 | Here Comes the GroomDirector | |
| 1950 | Riding HighDirector | |
| 1948 | State of the UnionDirector | |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful LifeDirector | |
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: JapanDirector | |
| 1945 | War Comes to AmericaDirector | |
| 1945 | Here Is GermanyDirector | |
| 1945 | Your Job in GermanyDirector | |
| 1945 | Our Job in JapanDirector | |
| 1945 | Two Down and One to GoDirector | |
| 1944 | Arsenic and Old LaceDirector | |
| 1944 | Why We Fight: The Battle of ChinaDirector | |
| 1944 | Tunisian VictoryDirector | |
| 1944 | Attack in the PacificDirector | |
| 1944 | Attack! The Battle for New BritainDirector | |
| 1944 | G.I. JournalDirector | |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: The Nazis StrikeDirector | |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: The Battle of RussiaDirector | |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: Divide and ConquerDirector | |
| 1943 | Why We Fight: The Battle of BritainDirector | |
| 1942 | Why We Fight: Prelude to WarDirector | |
| 1942 | Why We Fight SeriesDirector | |
| 1941 | Meet John DoeDirector | |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonDirector | |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with YouDirector | |
| 1937 | Lost HorizonDirector | |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to TownDirector | |
| 1934 | It Happened One NightDirector | |
| 1934 | Broadway BillDirector | |
| 1933 | Lady for a DayDirector | |
| 1932 | American MadnessDirector | |
| 1932 | The Bitter Tea of General YenDirector | |
| 1932 | ForbiddenDirector | |
| 1931 | Platinum BlondeDirector | |
| 1931 | The Miracle WomanDirector | |
| 1931 | DirigibleDirector | |
| 1930 | Rain or ShineDirector | |
| 1930 | Ladies of LeisureDirector | |
| 1929 | The Younger GenerationDirector | |
| 1929 | FlightDirector | |
| 1929 | The Donovan AffairDirector | |
| 1928 | The Matinee IdolDirector | |
| 1928 | That Certain ThingDirector | |
| 1928 | The Power of the PressDirector | |
| 1928 | SubmarineDirector | |
| 1928 | The Way of the StrongDirector | |
| 1928 | Say It with SablesDirector | |
| 1928 | So This Is LoveDirector | |
| 1927 | Long PantsDirector | |
| 1927 | For the Love of MikeDirector | |
| 1926 | The Strong ManDirector | |
| 1922 | Fulta Fisher's Boarding HouseDirector | |
| 1921 | The Italian Warship LibiaDirector |
| 1958 | The Unchained GoddessWriter | |
| 1957 | Hemo the MagnificentWriter | |
| 1957 | The Strange Case of the Cosmic RaysWriter | |
| 1956 | Our Mr. SunWriter | |
| 1951 | Westward the WomenStory | |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful LifeScreenplay | |
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: JapanWriter | |
| 1932 | ForbiddenWriter | |
| 1929 | FlightDialogue | |
| 1928 | The Swim PrincessWriter | |
| 1928 | That Certain ThingScreenplay | |
| 1928 | The BurglarWriter | |
| 1928 | Say It with SablesStory | |
| 1927 | FiddlesticksStory | |
| 1927 | His First FlameStory | |
| 1926 | Saturday AfternoonStory | |
| 1926 | Tramp, Tramp, TrampWriter | |
| 1925 | The Iron NagWriter | |
| 1925 | The Marriage CircusWriter | |
| 1925 | Sneezing BeezersWriter | |
| 1925 | The Wild Goose ChaserWriter | |
| 1925 | Cold TurkeyScenario Writer | |
| 1925 | Super-Hooper-Dyne LizziesWriter | |
| 1925 | Good Morning, NurseStory | |
| 1925 | Lucky StarsStory | |
| 1925 | Boobs in the WoodWriter | |
| 1924 | Little Robinson CorkscrewWriter | |
| 1924 | Jubilo, Jr.Scenario Writer | |
| 1924 | 3 Days to LiveWriter | |
| 1924 | Riders of the Purple CowsWriter | |
| 1924 | All Night LongWriter | |
| 1921 | The Italian Warship LibiaWriter |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSupervisor of Production Resources |