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".
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Movies (45)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Why We Fight
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Director (Directing)
2000
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
1997
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
as Self (archive footage)
1990
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
as Self
1973
Dear Mr. Gable
as Self
1968
Rendezvous in Space
Director (Directing)
1964
Pocketful of Miracles
Producer (Production)
1961
A Hole in the Head
Director (Directing)
1959
The Unchained Goddess
Writer (Writing)
1958
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Writer (Writing)
1957
Hemo the Magnificent
Director (Directing)
1957
Our Mr. Sun
Director (Directing)
1956
The Fallbrook Story
Producer (Production)
1952
Westward the Women
Story (Writing)
1951
Here Comes the Groom
Director (Directing)
1951
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
Riding High
Director (Directing)
1950
State of the Union
Director (Directing)
1948
It's a Wonderful Life
Producer (Production)
1946
Here Is Germany
Director (Directing)
1945
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Director (Directing)
1945
War Comes to America
Director (Directing)
1945
Two Down and One to Go
Director (Directing)
1945
Your Job in Germany
Director (Directing)
1945
Our Job in Japan
Director (Directing)
1945
G.I. Journal
Producer (Production)
1944
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Director (Directing)
1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director (Directing)
1944
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Director (Directing)
1944
The Negro Soldier
Producer (Production)
1944
Tunisian Victory
Director (Directing)
1944
Attack in the Pacific
Director (Directing)
1944
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Director (Directing)
1943
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Director (Directing)
1943
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Director (Directing)
1943
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Director (Directing)
1943
