Biography
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".
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Filmography
all 121
Movies 116
Director 54
self 29
Writer 27
Producer 8
TV Shows 5
Self (archive footage)
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023)
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Self
Frank Capra: Mr. America (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Le Siècle des icônes (2022)
TV
Self
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique (2020)
Movie
Self
Hollywood's Second World War (2019)
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Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
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Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back (2017)
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Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
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Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
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ArchiveFootage
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005)
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Self
Why We Fight (2005)
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6
Director
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
Movie
Self
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
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Self
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
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1
Self
Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (1991)
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Writer
Clarence (1990)
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Self
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
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Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
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Self
High Hopes: The Capra Years (1982)
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Self
Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978)
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The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)
TV
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
TV
Self
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (1973)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Self
Dear Mr. Gable (1968)
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Director
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
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Director / Producer
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
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Director
A Hole in the Head (1959)
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Writer
The Unchained Goddess (1958)
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Director
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
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Director
Hemo the Magnificent (1957)
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Director
Our Mr. Sun (1956)
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Director
The Bell System Science (1956)
TV
Director
The Fallbrook Story (1952)
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Writer
Westward the Women (1951)
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Director
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
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Self (staged 'archive' footage)
The Screen Director (1951)
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Director
Riding High (1950)
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Director
State of the Union (1948)
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Director
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Movie
5.45
Producer
Here Is Germany (1945)
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Director
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
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Producer
War Comes to America (1945)
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3.5
Director
Two Down and One to Go (1945)
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Director
Your Job in Germany (1945)
Movie
Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944)
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3
Director
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
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2.5
Producer
Attack: The Battle for New Britain (1944)
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Producer
The Negro Soldier (1944)
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8
Director
Tunisian Victory (1944)
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Director
Attack in the Pacific (1944)
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Producer
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)
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6
Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943)
Movie
4.33
Director
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)
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2.5
Producer
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)
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2.5
Producer
Strictly G.I. (1943)
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Director
Prelude to War (1942)
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Director
Meet John Doe (1941)
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6
Self / Supervisor of Production Resources
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
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Director
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Director
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
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6
Frank Capra
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)
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Self
Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)
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Director
Lost Horizon (1937)
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Director
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
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5
Director
Broadway Bill (1934)
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Director
It Happened One Night (1934)
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4.1
Director
Lady for a Day (1933)
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Director
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
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Director
American Madness (1932)
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6
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) (1932)
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Director
Forbidden (1932)
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Director
Platinum Blonde (1931)
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6
Director
The Miracle Woman (1931)
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Director
Dirigible (1931)
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Director
Rain or Shine (1930)
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Director
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
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Director
Flight (1929)
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Director
The Donovan Affair (1929)
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Director
The Younger Generation (1929)
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Director
The Power of the Press (1928)
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Director
The Burglar (1928)
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Director
Submarine (1928)
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Director
Say It with Sables (1928)
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Director
The Way of the Strong (1928)
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Director
The Matinee Idol (1928)
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Writer
The Swim Princess (1928)
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Director
So This Is Love (1928)
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Director
That Certain Thing (1928)
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Writer
Fiddlesticks (1927)
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Director
For the Love of Mike (1927)
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Writer
His First Flame (1927)
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Director
Long Pants (1927)
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Director
The Strong Man (1926)
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Writer
Soldier Man (1926)
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Writer
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)
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Writer
Saturday Afternoon (1926)
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Writer
Cold Turkey (1925)
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Writer
Lucky Stars (1925)
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Writer
The Iron Nag (1925)
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Writer
Sneezing Beezers (1925)
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Writer
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (1925)
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Writer
Good Morning, Nurse (1925)
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Writer
The Marriage Circus (1925)
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Writer
Breaking the Ice (1925)
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Writer
Plain Clothes (1925)
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Writer
Boobs in the Wood (1925)
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Writer
The Wild Goose Chaser (1925)
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Writer
All Night Long (1924)
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Writer
Every Man for Himself (1924)
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Writer
Riders of the Purple Cows (1924)
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Writer
Little Robinson Corkscrew (1924)
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Writer
High Society (1924)
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Writer
Jubilo, Jr. (1924)
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Writer
3 Days to Live (1924)
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Director
Fulta Fisher's Boarding House (1922)
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Director
The Italian Warship Libia (1921)
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Actor
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1897-05-18
Deathday1991-09-03 (94 years old)
Birth NameFrancesco Rosario Capra
Birth PlaceBisacquino, Italy
RelationshipsHelen Howell (1923-01-01 - 1928-01-01)
ChildrenFrank Capra, Jr.
CitizenshipsItaly, United States of America, Kingdom of Italy
ResidencesBisacquino, Italy, United States of America, United States of America
Also Known AsFrancesco Rosario Capra, 프랭크 카프라, 프랑크 카프라
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, National Medal of Arts, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Inkpot Award, Victory Medal, AFI Life Achievement Award, Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Plate Award, Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal
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