Frank Capra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
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- Born:
- May 18, 1897 In Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 18
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919-06-29
- Latest Project:
- Movie Five Came Back 2017-03-31
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Five Came Back | Self (archive footage) | 2017-03-31 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
| Movie | Why We Fight | Himself (archive footage) | 2005-01-20 |
| Movie | Frank Capra's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | Self | 1995-05-21 |
| Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985-03-03 |
| Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
| Series | The Men Who Made the Movies | Unknown | 1973-11-04 |
| Movie | Hollywood My Home Town | Self (archive footage) | 1965-12-31 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | The Screen Director | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) | 1951-03-12 |
| Movie | Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self | 1940-07-31 |
| Movie | Another Romance of Celluloid | Self (uncredited) | 1938-02-05 |
| Movie | It Happened One Night | Bus Singer (uncredited) | 1934-02-22 |
| Movie | Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) | Himself | 1932-06-17 |
| Movie | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | 1919-06-29 |