Directing
Frank Capra
Born 1897-05-18 · Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia · Died 1991-09-03
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".
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
It Happened One Night
The Miracle Woman
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Lost Horizon
You Can't Take It with You
Westward the Women
Pocketful of Miracles
Meet John Doe
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Why We Fight
State of the Union
A Hole in the Head
Prelude to War
And the Oscar Goes to...
Lady for a Day
Frank Capra: Mr. America
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Five Came Back
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
American Madness
Frank Capra's American Dream
Platinum Blonde
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Forbidden
The Matinee Idol
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Know Your Enemy: Japan
That Certain Thing
Your Job in Germany
The Younger Generation
The Negro Soldier
Broadway Bill
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Hollywood My Home Town
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Tunisian Victory