Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1897-05-18
Day of Death
1991-09-03
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Frank Capra
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".
Filmography (21)
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023
⭐ 9.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
2020
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
2019
⭐ 7.9
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight
2005
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983No Image
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
1973
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self
Dear Mr. Gable
1968No Image
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
