Frank Capra

Known for

Directing

Born

May 18, 1897

Died

Sep 3, 1991

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 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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It Happened One Night

19347.8out of 10

Why We Fight

20057.5out of 10

Five Came Back

20177.2out of 10

Five Came Back

20177.9out of 10

The Dick Cavett Show

19686.8out of 10

Hollywood

19808.4out of 10

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

19855.8out of 10

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

20097.5out of 10

Frank Capra's American Dream

19976.3out of 10

Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique

20209.0out of 10

Frank Capra: Mr. America

20236.0out of 10

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

19837.0out of 10

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

19406.3out of 10

Another Romance of Celluloid

19385.3out of 10

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

19906.3out of 10

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

19736.3out of 10

The Century of Icons

20227.0out of 10

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

19196.0out of 10