Frank Capra

Director

Born: May 18, 1897
Died: September 3, 1991 (age 94)
From: Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

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…

Filmography (80)

Frank Capra: Mr. America (2023)
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight (2005)
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
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Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990)
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (1973)
Self
Dear Mr. Gable (1968)
Self
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
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A Hole in the Head (1959)
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The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
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Hemo the Magnificent (1957)
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Our Mr. Sun (1956)
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The Fallbrook Story (1952)
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Here Comes the Groom (1951)
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The Screen Director
The Screen Director (1951)
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Riding High (1950)
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State of the Union (1948)
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
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Here Is Germany (1945)
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Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
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War Comes to America (1945)
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