Frank Capra
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".
19
Films
4
TV Shows
71
Crew Credits
Known For
23 Credits
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
It Happened One Night
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
1934
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Century of Icons
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
1940
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Behind the Camera
71 Credits
It's a Wonderful Life
Producer, Director
1946
Forbidden
Writer, Director, Producer
1932
It Happened One Night
Producer, Director
1934
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Director
1939
You Can't Take It with You
Director, Producer
1938
Platinum Blonde
Producer, Director
1931
Dirigible
Director
1931
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director, Producer
1944
State of the Union
Director, Producer
1948
The Bell System Science Series
Director
1956
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Director, Producer
1936
Meet John Doe
Director, Producer
1941