Directing · Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia · Born May 18, 1897
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".
MovieFrank Capra: Mr. America
2023
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TVThe Century of Icons
2022
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MovieFrank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
2020
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MovieHollywood's Second World War
2019
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MovieFive Came Back
2017
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TVFive Came Back
2017
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MovieHollywood sul Tevere
2009
Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
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MovieWhy We Fight
2005
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MovieFrank Capra's American Dream
1997
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MovieThe Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
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MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
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MovieGeorge Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
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MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
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TVThe Men Who Made the Movies
1973
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
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The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
1973
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TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
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MovieDear Mr. Gable
1968
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The Screen Director
1951
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MovieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
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MovieScreen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938
as Frank Capra
MovieAnother Romance of Celluloid
1938
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MovieIt Happened One Night
1934
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
MovieScreen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1932
as Himself
MovieThe Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
