Directing
Frank Capra
EN, FR, DE, IT cinema · 103 credits
Born
18 May 1897
Died
3 September 1991 (aged 94)
Birthplace
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Also known as Francesco Rosario Capra · 프랑크 카프라 · פרנק קאפרה · فرانک کاپرا · Frank Russell Capra
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
Filmography
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self, as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
1973
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
as Self
Dear Mr. Gable
as Self
Rendezvous in Space
Director
Pocketful of Miracles
Director, Producer
A Hole in the Head
Director, Producer
The Unchained Goddess
1958
The Unchained Goddess
Writer, Producer
Hemo the Magnificent
Director, Writer, Producer
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Director, Writer, Producer
Our Mr. Sun
Director, Writer, Producer
The Fallbrook Story
Producer, Director
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
Director, Producer
Riding High
Director, Producer
State of the Union
Director, Producer
It's a Wonderful Life
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Director, Producer, Writer
War Comes to America
Director
Here Is Germany
Director
Your Job in Germany
Producer, Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director, Producer
Tunisian Victory
Director
The Negro Soldier
Producer
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Director, Producer
G.I. Journal
1944
G.I. Journal
Producer, Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Director, Producer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Director, Producer
Meet John Doe
Director, Producer
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self, Supervisor of Production Resources
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Frank Capra
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Director, Producer
Lost Horizon
Director, Producer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Director, Producer
It Happened One Night
as Bus Singer (uncredited), Director, Producer
Broadway Bill
Director, Producer
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Director, Producer
Lady for a Day
Director, Producer
American Madness
Director, Producer
Forbidden
Director, Writer, Producer
Platinum Blonde
Director, Producer
The Miracle Woman
Director, Producer
Dirigible
Director
Rain or Shine
Director, Producer
Ladies of Leisure
Director
Flight
Director, Dialogue
The Donovan Affair
Director
The Matinee Idol
Director, Producer
That Certain Thing
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Submarine
Director
The Burglar
Writer
Say It with Sables
Director, Story
So This Is Love
Director
Long Pants
Director
For the Love of Mike
Director
The Strong Man
Director
The Iron Nag
Writer
Cold Turkey
Scenario Writer
Jubilo, Jr.
Scenario Writer
3 Days to Live
1924
3 Days to Live
Writer, Editor
The Italian Warship Libia
Director, Writer
