Frank Capra
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 18, 1897
- Died
- September 3, 1991
- Birthplace
- Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
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 has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".
Filmography
Frank Capra: Mr. America 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere 2009
Actor
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Why We Fight 2005
as Self (archive footage)
- Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America 2000
Director
Frank Capra's American Dream 1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' 1990
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985
as Self, as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra 1973
as Self
Dear Mr. Gable 1968
as Self
Rendezvous in Space 1964
Director
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
Producer, Director
A Hole in the Head 1959
Producer, Director
- The Unchained Goddess
The Unchained Goddess 1958
Writer, Producer
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays 1957
Writer, Director, Producer
Hemo the Magnificent 1957
Writer, Director, Producer
Our Mr. Sun 1956
Writer, Director, Producer
The Fallbrook Story 1952
Producer, Director
Westward the Women 1951
Story
Here Comes the Groom 1951
Director, Producer
The Screen Director 1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Riding High 1950
Director, Producer
State of the Union 1948
Director, Producer
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Here Is Germany 1945
Director
Know Your Enemy: Japan 1945
Director, Producer, Writer
War Comes to America 1945
Director
Two Down and One to Go 1945
Director
Your Job in Germany 1945
Director, Producer
Our Job in Japan 1945
Director
- G.I. Journal
G.I. Journal 1944
Producer, Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of China 1944
Director
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
Director, Producer
Attack! The Battle for New Britain 1944
Director, Producer
The Negro Soldier 1944
Producer
Tunisian Victory 1944
Director
Attack in the Pacific 1944
Director
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia 1943
Director, Producer
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain 1943
Director
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer 1943
Director, Producer
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike 1943
Director
Why We Fight: Prelude to War 1942
Director
Meet John Doe 1941
Director, Producer
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards 1940
as Self, Supervisor of Production Resources
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
Director
You Can't Take It with You 1938
Director, Producer
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 1938
as Frank Capra
Another Romance of Celluloid 1938
as Self (uncredited)
Lost Horizon 1937
Director, Producer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
Director, Producer
Broadway Bill 1934
Director, Producer
It Happened One Night 1934
as Bus Singer (uncredited), Producer, Director
Lady for a Day 1933
Director, Producer
The Bitter Tea of General Yen 1933
Director, Producer
American Madness 1932
Director, Producer
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) 1932
as Himself
Forbidden 1932
Director, Producer, Writer
Platinum Blonde 1931
Producer, Director
The Miracle Woman 1931
Director, Producer
Dirigible 1931
Director
Rain or Shine 1930
Director, Producer
Ladies of Leisure 1930
Director
Flight 1929
Director, Dialogue
The Donovan Affair 1929
Director
The Younger Generation 1929
Director
Submarine 1928
Director
The Power of the Press 1928
Director
The Burglar 1928
Writer
Say It with Sables 1928
Director, Story
The Way of the Strong 1928
Director
The Matinee Idol 1928
Director, Producer
The Swim Princess 1928
Writer
So This Is Love 1928
Director
That Certain Thing 1928
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Fiddlesticks 1927
Story
For the Love of Mike 1927
Director
His First Flame 1927
Story
Long Pants 1927
Director
The Strong Man 1926
Director
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp 1926
Writer
Saturday Afternoon 1926
Story
Cold Turkey 1925
Scenario Writer
Lucky Stars 1925
Story
The Iron Nag 1925
Writer
Sneezing Beezers 1925
Writer
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies 1925
Writer
Good Morning, Nurse 1925
Story
- The Marriage Circus
The Marriage Circus 1925
Writer
Boobs in the Wood 1925
Writer
The Wild Goose Chaser 1925
Writer
All Night Long 1924
Writer
Riders of the Purple Cows 1924
Writer
Little Robinson Corkscrew 1924
Writer
Jubilo, Jr. 1924
Scenario Writer
- 3 Days to Live
3 Days to Live 1924
Editor, Writer
Fulta Fisher's Boarding House 1922
Director
The Italian Warship Libia 1921
Writer, Director
The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919
Actor
Credits from TMDB.