Frank Capra

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".

Most Famous Work

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It's a Wonderful Life

(1946) Director

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

(1939) Director

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Westward the Women

(1951) Story

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It Happened One Night

(1934) Producer

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You Can't Take It with You

(1938) Producer

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Arsenic and Old Lace

(1944) Producer

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Lost Horizon

(1937) Producer

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Meet John Doe

(1941) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self (archive footage)	Frank Capra: Mr. America 2023-09-01 Movie
2022	Self (archive footage)	Le Siècle des icônes 2022-12-27 TV Show
2020	Self (archive footage)	Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique 2020-12-22 Movie
2019	Self (archive footage)	Hollywood's Second World War 2019-09-03 Movie
2017	Self (archive footage)	Five Came Back 2017-03-31 Movie
2014	Self (archive footage)	And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01 Movie
2009	Self (archive footage)	1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009-07-02 Movie
2005	Self (archive footage)	Why We Fight 2005-01-20 Movie
1997	Self (archive footage)	Frank Capra's American Dream 1997-01-01 Movie
1995	Self	A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies 1995-05-21 Movie
1991	Self	Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance 1991-10-18 Movie
1990	Self (archive footage)	The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' 1990-10-18 Movie
1988	Self (archive footage)	James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1988-11-22 Movie
1985	Self	George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985-03-03 Movie
1983	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983-02-25 Movie
1973	N/A	The Men Who Made the Movies 1973-11-04 TV Show
	Self	The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973-04-02 TV Show
	Self	The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra 1973-01-11 Movie
1968	Self - Guest	The Dick Cavett Show 1968-06-06 TV Show
	Self	Dear Mr. Gable 1968-03-05 Movie
1951	Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)	The Screen Director 1951-03-12 Movie
1940	Self	Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940-07-31 Movie
1938	Frank Capra	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 1938-07-29 Movie
	Self (uncredited)	Another Romance of Celluloid 1938-02-05 Movie
1934	Bus Singer (uncredited)	It Happened One Night 1934-02-22 Movie
1932	Himself	Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) 1932-06-17 Movie
1919	N/A	The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919-06-29 Movie
	Himself	Iconic Couples of Hollywood : Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2000	Director	Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America 2000-01-01 Movie
1964	Director	Rendezvous in Space 1964-09-10 Movie
1961	Director	Pocketful of Miracles 1961-12-18 Movie
1959	Director	A Hole in the Head 1959-09-15 Movie
1957	Director	The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays 1957-10-25 Movie
	Director	Hemo the Magnificent 1957-03-20 Movie
1956	Director	The Bell System Science 1956-11-19 TV Show
	Director	Our Mr. Sun 1956-11-19 Movie
1952	Director	The Fallbrook Story 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Director	Here Comes the Groom 1951-09-20 Movie
1950	Director	Riding High 1950-04-12 Movie
1948	Director	State of the Union 1948-04-30 Movie
1946	Director	It's a Wonderful Life 1946-12-20 Movie
1945	Director	Here Is Germany 1945-12-31 Movie
	Director	Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945-08-09 Movie
	Director	War Comes to America 1945-06-14 Movie
	Director	Two Down and One to Go 1945-05-10 Movie
	Director	Your Job in Germany 1945-04-15 Movie
	Director	Our Job in Japan 1945-02-08 Movie
1944	Director	Why We Fight: The Battle of China 1944-11-01 Movie
	Director	Arsenic and Old Lace 1944-09-01 Movie
	Director	Tunisian Victory 1944-03-23 Movie
	Director	Attack in the Pacific 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Director	Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia 1943-11-13 Movie
	Director	Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain 1943-10-10 Movie
	Director	Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer 1943-01-02 Movie
	Director	Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike 1943-01-01 Movie
1942	Director	Prelude to War 1942-05-27 Movie
1941	Director	Meet John Doe 1941-03-14 Movie
1939	Director	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939-10-19 Movie
1938	Director	You Can't Take It with You 1938-09-01 Movie
1937	Director	Lost Horizon 1937-03-03 Movie
1936	Director	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936-04-09 Movie
1934	Director	Broadway Bill 1934-11-30 Movie
	Director	It Happened One Night 1934-02-22 Movie
1933	Director	Lady for a Day 1933-09-13 Movie
	Director	The Bitter Tea of General Yen 1933-01-06 Movie
1932	Director	American Madness 1932-08-15 Movie
	Director	Forbidden 1932-01-08 Movie
1931	Director	Platinum Blonde 1931-10-31 Movie
	Director	The Miracle Woman 1931-07-17 Movie
	Director	Dirigible 1931-02-01 Movie
1930	Director	Rain or Shine 1930-08-15 Movie
	Director	Ladies of Leisure 1930-04-05 Movie
1929	Director	Flight 1929-09-14 Movie
	Director	The Donovan Affair 1929-04-11 Movie
	Director	The Younger Generation 1929-03-04 Movie
1928	Director	The Power of the Press 1928-10-30 Movie
	Director	The Burglar 1928-09-12 Movie
	Director	Submarine 1928-08-28 Movie
	Director	Say It with Sables 1928-07-13 Movie
	Director	The Way of the Strong 1928-06-18 Movie
	Director	The Matinee Idol 1928-03-14 Movie
	Director	So This Is Love 1928-02-06 Movie
	Director	That Certain Thing 1928-01-01 Movie
1927	Director	For the Love of Mike 1927-07-31 Movie
	Director	Long Pants 1927-03-26 Movie
1926	Director	The Strong Man 1926-11-19 Movie
1922	Director	Fulta Fisher's Boarding House 1922-04-01 Movie
1921	Director	The Italian Warship Libia 1921-12-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1961	Producer	Pocketful of Miracles 1961-12-18 Movie
1959	Producer	A Hole in the Head 1959-09-15 Movie
1958	Producer	The Unchained Goddess 1958-02-12 Movie
1957	Producer	The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays 1957-10-25 Movie
	Producer	Hemo the Magnificent 1957-03-20 Movie
1956	Producer	Our Mr. Sun 1956-11-19 Movie
1952	Producer	The Fallbrook Story 1952-01-01 Movie
1951	Producer	Here Comes the Groom 1951-09-20 Movie
1950	Producer	Riding High 1950-04-12 Movie
1948	Producer	State of the Union 1948-04-30 Movie
1946	Producer	It's a Wonderful Life 1946-12-20 Movie
1945	Producer	Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945-08-09 Movie
	Producer	Your Job in Germany 1945-04-15 Movie
1944	Producer	Arsenic and Old Lace 1944-09-01 Movie
	Producer	The Negro Soldier 1944-04-10 Movie
1943	Producer	Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia 1943-11-13 Movie
	Producer	Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer 1943-01-02 Movie
1941	Producer	Meet John Doe 1941-03-14 Movie
1938	Producer	You Can't Take It with You 1938-09-01 Movie
1937	Producer	Lost Horizon 1937-03-03 Movie
1936	Producer	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936-04-09 Movie
1934	Producer	Broadway Bill 1934-11-30 Movie
	Producer	It Happened One Night 1934-02-22 Movie
1933	Producer	The Bitter Tea of General Yen 1933-01-06 Movie
1932	Producer	American Madness 1932-08-15 Movie
	Producer	Forbidden 1932-01-08 Movie
1931	Producer	Platinum Blonde 1931-10-31 Movie
	Producer	The Miracle Woman 1931-07-17 Movie
1930	Producer	Rain or Shine 1930-08-15 Movie
1928	Producer	The Matinee Idol 1928-03-14 Movie
	Producer	That Certain Thing 1928-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1958	Writer	The Unchained Goddess 1958-02-12 Movie
1957	Writer	The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays 1957-10-25 Movie
	Writer	Hemo the Magnificent 1957-03-20 Movie
1956	Writer	Our Mr. Sun 1956-11-19 Movie
1951	Story	Westward the Women 1951-12-16 Movie
1946	Screenplay	It's a Wonderful Life 1946-12-20 Movie
1945	Writer	Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945-08-09 Movie
1932	Writer	Forbidden 1932-01-08 Movie
1929	Dialogue	Flight 1929-09-14 Movie
1928	Writer	The Burglar 1928-09-12 Movie
	Story	Say It with Sables 1928-07-13 Movie
	Writer	The Swim Princess 1928-02-26 Movie
	Screenplay	That Certain Thing 1928-01-01 Movie
1927	Story	Fiddlesticks 1927-11-27 Movie
	Story	His First Flame 1927-05-02 Movie
1926	Scenario Writer	Tramp, Tramp, Tramp 1926-03-21 Movie
	Story	Saturday Afternoon 1926-01-31 Movie
1925	Scenario Writer	Cold Turkey 1925-08-30 Movie
	Story	Lucky Stars 1925-08-15 Movie
	Writer	The Iron Nag 1925-08-09 Movie
	Writer	Sneezing Beezers 1925-07-19 Movie
	Writer	Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies 1925-06-14 Movie
	Story	Good Morning, Nurse 1925-05-30 Movie
	Writer	The Marriage Circus 1925-04-12 Movie
	Writer	Boobs in the Wood 1925-02-01 Movie
	Writer	The Wild Goose Chaser 1925-01-17 Movie
1924	Writer	All Night Long 1924-11-08 Movie
	Writer	Riders of the Purple Cows 1924-10-18 Movie
	Writer	Little Robinson Corkscrew 1924-09-21 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Jubilo, Jr. 1924-06-28 Movie
	Writer	3 Days to Live 1924-04-21 Movie
1921	Writer	The Italian Warship Libia 1921-12-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1940	Supervisor of Production Resources	Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940-07-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1924	Editor	3 Days to Live 1924-04-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv