Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Directing
Born 1897-05-18 - Died 1991-09-03Bisacquino, 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".

Movies (21)

It Happened One Night
7.8

It Happened One Night

1934Movie7.8
Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009Movie7.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987Movie6.5
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.8

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985Movie5.8
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983Movie7.0
The Screen Director
7.0

The Screen Director

1951Movie7.0
Frank Capra: Mr. America
6.0

Frank Capra: Mr. America

2023Movie6.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.3

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940Movie6.3
Five Came Back
7.9

Five Came Back

2017Movie7.9
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
9.0

Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique

2020Movie9.0
Hollywood's Second World War
8.0

Hollywood's Second World War

2019Movie8.0
Frank Capra's American Dream
6.3

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997Movie6.3
Why We Fight
7.5

Why We Fight

2005Movie7.5
Another Romance of Celluloid
5.3

Another Romance of Celluloid

1938Movie5.3
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
6.3

The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

1990Movie6.3
Dear Mr. Gable
10.0

Dear Mr. Gable

1968Movie10.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
6.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

1932Movie6.0
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
6.0

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1919Movie6.0
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
6.0

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

1938Movie6.0
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
7.0

The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra

1973Movie7.0

TV Shows (5)

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series6.8
Five Came Back
7.2

Five Came Back

2017Series7.2
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973Series6.3
The Century of Icons
7.0

The Century of Icons

2022Series7.0
The Men Who Made the Movies

The Men Who Made the Movies

1973Series