Biography
Frank Capra
Directing
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 h…
Career works
25
Movies
21
Series
4
Career average
7.0/10
Birth date
05/18/1897
Place of birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Date of death
09/03/1991
Filmography highlights
Movies
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023 · 6.0
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
2020 · 9.5
Hollywood's Second World War
2019 · 8.0
Five Came Back
2017 · 7.9
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · 7.5
Why We Fight
2005 · 7.5
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 · 6.5
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990 · 6.3
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · 6.5
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · 5.8
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · 7.0
Dear Mr. Gable
1968 · 10.0
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · 6.5
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 · 6.0
Series
