Frank Capra
Known For
Directing
Born
1897-05-18 in Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Died
1991-09-03
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".
Most Known For
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
It Happened One Night
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies
The Century of Icons
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Self (archive footage)
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
Dear Mr. Gable
as Self
