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Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Known For Directing
Birthday May 18, 1897
Died Sep 03, 1991 (94)
Birthplace Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 24, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Frank Russell Capra 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), Ar ... senic 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".

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It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

as Bus Singer (uncredited)

The Unchained Goddess

The Unchained Goddess

1958

Writer

Hemo the Magnificent

Hemo the Magnificent

1957

Writer

Our Mr. Sun

Our Mr. Sun

1956

Writer

Westward the Women

Westward the Women

1951

Story

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Screenplay

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Supervisor of Production Resources

Forbidden

Forbidden

1932

Writer

Flight

Flight

1929

Dialogue

The Burglar

The Burglar

1928

Writer

Say It with Sables

Say It with Sables

1928

Story

The Swim Princess

The Swim Princess

1928

Writer

That Certain Thing

That Certain Thing

1928

Screenplay

Fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks

1927

Story

His First Flame

His First Flame

1927

Story

Saturday Afternoon

Saturday Afternoon

1926

Story

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

1926

Scenario Writer

Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

1925

Scenario Writer

Lucky Stars

Lucky Stars

1925

Story

The Marriage Circus

The Marriage Circus

1925

Writer

Good Morning, Nurse

Good Morning, Nurse

1925

Story

The Iron Nag

The Iron Nag

1925

Writer

Boobs in the Wood

Boobs in the Wood

1925

Writer

The Wild Goose Chaser

The Wild Goose Chaser

1925

Writer

Sneezing Beezers

Sneezing Beezers

1925

Writer

Jubilo, Jr.

Jubilo, Jr.

1924

Scenario Writer

All Night Long

All Night Long

1924

Writer

3 Days to Live

3 Days to Live

1924

Writer, Editor

Rendezvous in Space

Rendezvous in Space

1964

Director

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Director

A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

1959

Director

Hemo the Magnificent

Hemo the Magnificent

1957

Director

Our Mr. Sun

Our Mr. Sun

1956

Director

The Fallbrook Story

The Fallbrook Story

1952

Director

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Director

Riding High

Riding High

1950

Director

State of the Union

State of the Union

1948

Director

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Director

Know Your Enemy: Japan

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945

Director

War Comes to America

War Comes to America

1945

Director

Here Is Germany

Here Is Germany

1945

Director

Your Job in Germany

Your Job in Germany

1945

Director

Two Down and One to Go

Two Down and One to Go

1945

Director

Tunisian Victory

Tunisian Victory

1944

Director

Attack in the Pacific

Attack in the Pacific

1944

Director

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Director

Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

Director

Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1937

Director

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Director

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

Director

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

Director

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

1933

Director

Forbidden

Forbidden

1932

Director

American Madness

American Madness

1932

Director

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

1931

Director

The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

1931

Director

Dirigible

Dirigible

1931

Director

Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure

1930

Director

Rain or Shine

Rain or Shine

1930

Director

Flight

Flight

1929

Director

The Donovan Affair

The Donovan Affair

1929

Director

The Younger Generation

The Younger Generation

1929

Director

Submarine

Submarine

1928

Director

The Matinee Idol

The Matinee Idol

1928

Director

The Burglar

The Burglar

1928

Director

That Certain Thing

That Certain Thing

1928

Director

So This Is Love

So This Is Love

1928

Director

The Power of the Press

The Power of the Press

1928

Director

The Way of the Strong

The Way of the Strong

1928

Director

Say It with Sables

Say It with Sables

1928

Director

Long Pants

Long Pants

1927

Director

For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike

1927

Director

The Strong Man

The Strong Man

1926

Director

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Producer

A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

1959

Producer

The Unchained Goddess

The Unchained Goddess

1958

Producer

Hemo the Magnificent

Hemo the Magnificent

1957

Producer

Our Mr. Sun

Our Mr. Sun

1956

Producer

The Fallbrook Story

The Fallbrook Story

1952

Producer

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

Producer

Riding High

Riding High

1950

Producer

State of the Union

State of the Union

1948

Producer

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Producer

Know Your Enemy: Japan

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945

Producer

Your Job in Germany

Your Job in Germany

1945

Producer

The Negro Soldier

The Negro Soldier

1944

Producer

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Producer

Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

Producer

Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1937

Producer

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Producer

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

Producer

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

Producer

Forbidden

Forbidden

1932

Producer

American Madness

American Madness

1932

Producer

The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

1931

Producer

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

1931

Producer

Rain or Shine

Rain or Shine

1930

Producer

The Matinee Idol

The Matinee Idol

1928

Producer

That Certain Thing

That Certain Thing

1928

Producer

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The Men Who Made the Movies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

The Century of Icons

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 2022

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

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