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
| Birth Location | Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia |
|---|---|
| Born | 1897-05-18 |
| Died | 1991-09-03 |
Movies
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Why We Fight
as Himself (archive footage)
2005
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
1997
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
as Self (archive footage)
1990
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1988
1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
1973
Dear Mr. Gable
as Self
1968
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
1940
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
as Frank Capra
1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
1938
It Happened One Night
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
1934
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
as Himself
1932
Movies
Rendezvous in Space
Director
1964
Pocketful of Miracles
Director
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
Producer
1961
A Hole in the Head
Director
1959
A Hole in the Head
Producer
1959
The Unchained Goddess
Producer
1958
The Unchained Goddess
Writer
1958
1957
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Producer
1957
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Director
1957
Hemo the Magnificent
Producer
1957
Hemo the Magnificent
Writer
1957
Hemo the Magnificent
Director
1957
Our Mr. Sun
Producer
1956
Our Mr. Sun
Writer
1956
Our Mr. Sun
Director
1956
The Fallbrook Story
Director
1952
The Fallbrook Story
Producer
1952
Westward the Women
Story
1951
Here Comes the Groom
Producer
1951
Here Comes the Groom
Director
1951
Riding High
Producer
1950
Riding High
Director
1950
State of the Union
Producer
1948
State of the Union
Director
1948
It's a Wonderful Life
Director
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Producer
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
Screenplay
1946
Here Is Germany
Director
1945
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Producer
1945
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Writer
1945
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Director
1945
War Comes to America
Director
1945
Two Down and One to Go
Director
1945
Your Job in Germany
Producer
1945
Your Job in Germany
Director
1945
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Director
1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
Producer
1944
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director
1944
The Negro Soldier
Producer
1944
Tunisian Victory
Director
1944
Attack in the Pacific
Director
1944
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Producer
1943
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Director
1943
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Director
1943
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Producer
1943
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Director
1943
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Director
1943
Prelude to War
Producer
1942
Prelude to War
Director
1942
Meet John Doe
Producer
1941
Meet John Doe
Director
1941
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Supervisor of Production Resources
1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Director
1939
You Can't Take It with You
Producer
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Director
1938
Lost Horizon
Producer
1937
Lost Horizon
Director
1937
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Producer
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Director
1936
Broadway Bill
Producer
1934
Broadway Bill
Director
1934
It Happened One Night
Producer
1934
It Happened One Night
Director
1934
Lady for a Day
Director
1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Producer
1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Director
1933
American Madness
Producer
1932
American Madness
Director
1932
Forbidden
Producer
1932
Forbidden
Writer
1932
Forbidden
Director
1932
Platinum Blonde
Producer
1931
Platinum Blonde
Director
1931
The Miracle Woman
Producer
1931
The Miracle Woman
Director
1931
Dirigible
Director
1931
Rain or Shine
Producer
1930
Rain or Shine
Director
1930
Ladies of Leisure
Director
1930
Flight
Dialogue
1929
Flight
Director
1929
The Donovan Affair
Director
1929
The Younger Generation
Director
1929
The Power of the Press
Director
1928
The Burglar
Writer
1928
The Burglar
Director
1928
Submarine
Director
1928
Say It with Sables
Story
1928
Say It with Sables
Director
1928
The Way of the Strong
Director
1928
The Matinee Idol
Producer
1928
The Matinee Idol
Director
1928
The Swim Princess
Writer
1928
So This Is Love
Director
1928
That Certain Thing
Producer
1928
That Certain Thing
Screenplay
1928
That Certain Thing
Director
1928
Fiddlesticks
Story
1927
For the Love of Mike
Director
1927
His First Flame
Story
1927
Long Pants
Director
1927
The Strong Man
Director
1926
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Scenario Writer
1926
Saturday Afternoon
Story
1926
Cold Turkey
Scenario Writer
1925
Lucky Stars
Story
1925
The Iron Nag
Writer
1925
Sneezing Beezers
Writer
1925
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Writer
1925
Good Morning, Nurse
Story
1925
The Marriage Circus
Writer
1925
Boobs in the Wood
Writer
1925
The Wild Goose Chaser
Writer
1925
All Night Long
Writer
1924
Riders of the Purple Cows
Writer
1924
Little Robinson Corkscrew
Writer
1924
Jubilo, Jr.
Scenario Writer
1924
3 Days to Live
Editor
1924
3 Days to Live
Writer
1924
Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
Director
1922
The Italian Warship Libia
Writer
1921
The Italian Warship Libia
Director
1921
