Frank Capra
Directing
- Born:
- 1897-05-18
- Died:
- 1991-09-03
- Place of birth:
- Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
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".
Known For
Filmography
Frank Capra: Mr. America
The Century of Icons
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
Hollywood's Second World War
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
Hollywood sul Tevere
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Why We Fight
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Frank Capra's American Dream
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood
The Men Who Made the Movies
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
The Dick Cavett Show
Dear Mr. Gable
Rendezvous in Space
Pocketful of Miracles
A Hole in the Head
The Unchained Goddess
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Hemo the Magnificent
Our Mr. Sun
The Bell System Science Series
The Fallbrook Story
Westward the Women
Here Comes the Groom
The Screen Director
Riding High
State of the Union
It's a Wonderful Life
Here Is Germany
Know Your Enemy: Japan
War Comes to America
Two Down and One to Go
Your Job in Germany
Our Job in Japan
G.I. Journal
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Arsenic and Old Lace
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
The Negro Soldier
Tunisian Victory
Attack in the Pacific
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Meet John Doe
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Another Romance of Celluloid