Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Known for: Directing

Born: May 17, 1897 in Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia - Died: September 2, 1991

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".

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Why We Fight

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Why We Fight

Self (archive footage)

2005 Documentary
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

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Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

Himself

1932 Documentary
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique

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Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique

Self (archive footage)

2020 Documentary
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

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The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1919 Western
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra

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The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra

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1973 Documentary
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

Frank Capra

1938 Documentary
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983 Documentary
Frank Capra: Mr. America

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Frank Capra: Mr. America

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2023 Documentary
Hollywood's Second World War

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Hollywood's Second World War

Self (archive footage)

2019 Documentary
The Screen Director

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The Screen Director

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1951 Documentary
It Happened One Night

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It Happened One Night

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1934 Comedy
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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1940 Documentary
Another Romance of Celluloid

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Another Romance of Celluloid

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1938 Documentary
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1987 Documentary
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

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1985 Documentary
Frank Capra's American Dream

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Frank Capra's American Dream

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1997 Documentary
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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2009 Documentary
Dear Mr. Gable

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Dear Mr. Gable

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1968 Documentary
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

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The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

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1990 Documentary
Five Came Back

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Five Came Back

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2017 Documentary
Hollywood sul Tevere

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Hollywood sul Tevere

2009 Documentary
The Men Who Made the Movies

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The Men Who Made the Movies

1973 Documentary
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

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1973 Drama
The Century of Icons

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The Century of Icons

Self (archive footage)

2022 Documentary