Frank Capra
Born
May 18, 1897
Died
September 3, 1991 (94 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Frank Russell 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".
Known For
Frank Capra: Mr. America
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2022
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
Self (archive footage)
2020
Hollywood's Second World War
Self (archive footage)
2019
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
Why We Fight
Self (archive footage)
2005
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
1997
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Self (archive footage)
1990
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Men Who Made the Movies
(1 episode)
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
Self
1973
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Dear Mr. Gable
Self
1968
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
1940
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Frank Capra
1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
1938
It Happened One Night
Bus Singer (uncredited)
1934
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
Himself
1932
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919