Person Details

Birthday: 1897-05-18 22:17:45

Death: 1991-09-03 22:17:45

Aliases: Francesco Rosario Capra

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 142

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

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), Lost Horizon (1937), 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Capra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Most Famous Work

It's a Wonderful Life
Average
8

It's a Wonderful Life

(1946) Screenplay
Pocketful of Miracles
Average
7

Pocketful of Miracles

(1961) Producer
You Can't Take It with You
Average
8

You Can't Take It with You

(1938) Producer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Average
8
It Happened One Night
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8

It Happened One Night

(1934) Producer
Lost Horizon
Average
7

Lost Horizon

(1937) Producer
Arsenic and Old Lace
Average
8

Arsenic and Old Lace

(1944) Producer
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Average
6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Himself (archival footage)
Self (archive footage)
2022 Self (archive footage)
2020 Self (archive footage)
2019 Self (archive footage)
2017 Self (archive footage)
2014 Self (archive footage)
2009 Self (archive footage)
2005 Himself (archive footage)
1997 Self (archive footage)
1995 Self
1991 Self
1990 Self (archive footage)
1988 Self (archive footage)
1985 Self
1983 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973 N/A
Self
Self
1968 Self - Guest
Self
1951 Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1940 Self
1938 Frank Capra
Self (uncredited)
1934 Bus Singer (uncredited)
1932 Himself
1919 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2000 Director
1964 Director
1961 Director
1959 Director
1957 Director
Director
1956 Director
Director
1952 Director
1951 Director
1950 Director
1948 Director
1946 Director
1945 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1944 Director
Director
Director
Director
1943 Director
Director
Director
Director
1942 Director
1941 Director
1939 Director
1938 Director
1937 Director
1936 Director
1934 Director
Director
1933 Director
Director
1932 Director
Director
1931 Director
Director
Director
1930 Director
Director
1929 Director
Director
Director
1928 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1927 Director
Director
1926 Director
1922 Director
1921 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1961 Producer
1959 Producer
1958 Producer
1957 Producer
Producer
1956 Producer
1952 Producer
1951 Producer
1950 Producer
1948 Producer
1946 Producer
1945 Producer
Producer
1944 Producer
Producer
1943 Producer
Producer
1942 Producer
1941 Producer
1938 Producer
1937 Producer
1936 Producer
1934 Producer
Producer
1933 Producer
1932 Producer
Producer
1931 Producer
Producer
1930 Producer
1928 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1940 Supervisor of Production Resources
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1924 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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