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Frank Capra

May 18, 1897 - Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Frank Russell Capra 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 Credits

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie	2005	Why We Fight	Self (archive footage)
Movie	1932	Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)	Himself
Movie	2020	Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique	Self (archive footage)
Movie	1919	The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Movie	1973	The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra	Self
Movie	1938	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12	Frank Capra
Movie	1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie	2023	Frank Capra: Mr. America	Self (archive footage)
Movie	2019	Hollywood's Second World War	Self (archive footage)
Movie	1951	The Screen Director	Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Movie	1934	It Happened One Night	Bus Singer (uncredited)
Movie	1940	Cavalcade of the Academy Awards	Self
Movie	1938	Another Romance of Celluloid	Self (uncredited)
Movie	1987	James Stewart: A Wonderful Life	Self (archive footage)
Movie	1985	George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey	Self
Movie	1997	Frank Capra's American Dream	Self (archive footage)
Movie	2009	1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year	Self (archive footage)
Movie	2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self (archive footage)
Movie	1968	Dear Mr. Gable	Self
Movie	1990	The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'	Self (archive footage)
Movie	2017	Five Came Back	Self (archive footage)
TV Show	1973	The Men Who Made the Movies		1
TV Show	1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...	Self	1
TV Show	2022	The Century of Icons	Self (archive footage)	1
TV Show	1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	1

Crew

Media
Movie	1944	Arsenic and Old Lace	Director	Directing
Movie	1944	Arsenic and Old Lace	Producer	Production
Movie	1961	Pocketful of Miracles	Director	Directing
Movie	1961	Pocketful of Miracles	Producer	Production
Movie	1946	It's a Wonderful Life	Director	Directing
Movie	1946	It's a Wonderful Life	Producer	Production
Movie	1946	It's a Wonderful Life	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	1932	American Madness	Director	Directing
Movie	1932	American Madness	Producer	Production
Movie	1934	It Happened One Night	Director	Directing
Movie	1934	It Happened One Night	Producer	Production
Movie	1939	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	Director	Directing
Movie	1937	Lost Horizon	Director	Directing
Movie	1937	Lost Horizon	Producer	Production
Movie	1942	Why We Fight: Prelude to War	Director	Directing
Movie	1925	The Iron Nag	Writer	Writing
Movie	1941	Meet John Doe	Director	Directing
Movie	1936	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	Director	Directing
Movie	1936	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	Producer	Production
Movie	1925	The Marriage Circus	Writer	Writing
Movie	1924	Little Robinson Corkscrew	Writer	Writing
Movie	1931	Platinum Blonde	Director	Directing
Movie	1931	Platinum Blonde	Producer	Production
Movie	1925	Sneezing Beezers	Writer	Writing
Movie	1959	A Hole in the Head	Director	Directing
Movie	1959	A Hole in the Head	Producer	Production
Movie	1948	State of the Union	Director	Directing
Movie	1938	You Can't Take It with You	Director	Directing
Movie	1921	The Italian Warship Libia	Director	Directing
Movie	1921	The Italian Warship Libia	Writer	Writing
Movie	1932	The Bitter Tea of General Yen	Director	Directing
Movie	1932	The Bitter Tea of General Yen	Producer	Production
Movie	1951	Here Comes the Groom	Director	Directing
Movie	1933	Lady for a Day	Director	Directing
Movie	1931	The Miracle Woman	Director	Directing
Movie	1925	The Wild Goose Chaser	Writer	Writing
Movie	1952	The Fallbrook Story	Producer	Production
Movie	1932	Forbidden	Director	Directing
Movie	1932	Forbidden	Writer	Writing
Movie	1932	Forbidden	Producer	Production
Movie	1926	The Strong Man	Director	Directing
Movie	1928	The Matinee Idol	Director	Directing
Movie	1934	Broadway Bill	Director	Directing
Movie	1943	Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike	Director	Directing
Movie	1944	Why We Fight: The Battle of China	Director	Directing
Movie	1958	The Unchained Goddess	Writer	Writing
Movie	1957	Hemo the Magnificent	Director	Directing
Movie	1957	Hemo the Magnificent	Writer	Writing
Movie	1930	Rain or Shine	Director	Directing
Movie	1931	Dirigible	Director	Directing
Movie	1951	Westward the Women	Story	Writing
Movie	1930	Ladies of Leisure	Director	Directing
Movie	1926	Tramp, Tramp, Tramp	Scenario Writer	Writing
Movie	1927	Long Pants	Director	Directing
Movie	1943	Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia	Director	Directing
Movie	1950	Riding High	Director	Directing
Movie	1945	Know Your Enemy: Japan	Director	Directing
Movie	1928	That Certain Thing	Director	Directing
Movie	1943	Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer	Director	Directing
Movie	1943	Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer	Producer	Production
Movie	1945	War Comes to America	Director	Directing
Movie	1929	The Younger Generation	Director	Directing
Movie	1922	Fulta Fisher's Boarding House	Director	Directing
Movie	1928	The Power of the Press	Director	Directing
Movie	1929	Flight	Director	Directing
Movie	1928	Submarine	Director	Directing
Movie	1956	Our Mr. Sun	Director	Directing
Movie	1956	Our Mr. Sun	Writer	Writing
Movie	1956	Our Mr. Sun	Producer	Production
Movie	1957	The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays	Director	Directing
Movie	1957	The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays	Writer	Writing
Movie	1957	The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays	Producer	Production
Movie	1943	Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain	Director	Directing
Movie	1944	Tunisian Victory	Director	Directing
Movie	1930	Rain or Shine	Producer	Production
Movie	1928	The Way of the Strong	Director	Directing
Movie	1957	Hemo the Magnificent	Producer	Production
Movie	1958	The Unchained Goddess	Producer	Production
Movie	1925	Cold Turkey	Scenario Writer	Writing
Movie	1950	Riding High	Producer	Production
Movie	1924	Jubilo, Jr.	Scenario Writer	Writing
Movie	1925	Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies	Writer	Writing
Movie	1926	Saturday Afternoon	Story	Writing
Movie	1927	Fiddlesticks	Story	Writing
Movie	1927	For the Love of Mike	Director	Directing
Movie	1924	3 Days to Live	Writer	Writing
Movie	1924	3 Days to Live	Editor	Editing
Movie	1929	Flight	Dialogue	Writing
Movie	1945	Know Your Enemy: Japan	Producer	Production
Movie	1925	Good Morning, Nurse	Story	Writing
Movie	1925	Lucky Stars	Story	Writing
Movie	1929	The Donovan Affair	Director	Directing
Movie	1945	Here Is Germany	Director	Directing
Movie	1927	His First Flame	Story	Writing
Movie	1928	The Swim Princess	Writer	Writing
Movie	1941	Meet John Doe	Producer	Production
Movie	1928	The Matinee Idol	Producer	Production
Movie	1938	You Can't Take It with You	Producer	Production
Movie	1928	That Certain Thing	Screenplay	Writing
Movie	1928	That Certain Thing	Producer	Production
Movie	1928	The Burglar	Director	Directing
Movie	1928	The Burglar	Writer	Writing
Movie	1945	Your Job in Germany	Producer	Production
Movie	1945	Your Job in Germany	Director	Directing
Movie	1934	Broadway Bill	Producer	Production
Movie	1924	Riders of the Purple Cows	Writer	Writing
Movie	1928	Say It with Sables	Director	Directing
Movie	1928	So This Is Love	Director	Directing
Movie	1944	The Negro Soldier	Producer	Production
Movie	1945	Know Your Enemy: Japan	Writer	Writing
Movie	1948	State of the Union	Producer	Production
Movie	1951	Here Comes the Groom	Producer	Production
Movie	1945	Our Job in Japan	Director	Directing
Movie	1945	Two Down and One to Go	Director	Directing
Movie	1940	Cavalcade of the Academy Awards	Supervisor of Production Resources	Crew
Movie	1952	The Fallbrook Story	Director	Directing
Movie	1944	Attack in the Pacific	Director	Directing
Movie	1931	The Miracle Woman	Producer	Production
Movie	1964	Rendezvous in Space	Director	Directing
Movie	2000	Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America	Director	Directing
Movie	1924	All Night Long	Writer	Writing
Movie	1943	Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia	Producer	Production
Movie	1925	Boobs in the Wood	Writer	Writing
Movie	1928	Say It with Sables	Story	Writing
Movie	1945	Why We Fight	Director	Directing
Movie	1946	Five Came Back: The Reference Films	Director	Directing
Movie	1946	Five Came Back: The Reference Films	Producer	Production
Movie	1948	Design for Death	Director	Directing
Movie	1944	Attack! The Battle for New Britain	Director	Directing
Movie	1944	Attack! The Battle for New Britain	Producer	Production
Movie	1944	G.I. Journal	Producer	Production
Movie	1944	G.I. Journal	Director	Directing
Movie	1943	Why We Fight - Divide and Conquer	Director	Directing
TV Show	1956	The Bell System Science	Director	Directing