Frank Capra

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Born
May 18, 1897 (94 years old)
Died
September 3, 1991
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Popular Genres
Documentary TV Movie Comedy
Career Span
1919 – 2023

Frank Capra

6 wins
15 nominations
5 Oscars
21 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
May 18, 1897
From
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Known For
Directing
Career
1919 – 2023

Known For

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
1934
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight
Why We Fight
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
2017
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as Self

Frequent Collaborators

Clark Gable
Clark Gable
2 shared projects
in "And the Oscar Goes To..."
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Ward Bond
Ward Bond
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
2 shared projects
in "Five Came Back"
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Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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James Cagney
James Cagney
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
2 shared projects
in "Five Came Back"
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Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Bette Davis
Bette Davis
2 shared projects
in "Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

It Happened One Night
Why We Fight
Five Came Back
Frank Capra: Mr. America

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