Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Directing

Born May 18, 1897 · Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

61 films as director · Active 1921–2000

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, in…

Known for

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017

The Century of Icons

The Century of Icons

2022

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017

The Men Who Made the Movies

The Men Who Made the Movies

1973

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Directed(61)

2000Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America

Rendezvous in Space

1964Rendezvous in Space

Pocketful of Miracles

1961Pocketful of Miracles★ 7.3

A Hole in the Head

1959A Hole in the Head★ 6.2

Hemo the Magnificent

1957Hemo the Magnificent★ 7.9

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

1957The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays★ 5.8

Our Mr. Sun

1956Our Mr. Sun★ 7.5

The Fallbrook Story

1952The Fallbrook Story

Here Comes the Groom

1951Here Comes the Groom★ 5.4

Riding High

1950Riding High★ 6.1

State of the Union

1948State of the Union★ 6.8

It's a Wonderful Life

1946It's a Wonderful Life★ 8.3

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945Know Your Enemy: Japan★ 5.9

War Comes to America

1945War Comes to America★ 7.1

Here Is Germany

1945Here Is Germany★ 7.0

Your Job in Germany

1945Your Job in Germany★ 5.9

Our Job in Japan

1945Our Job in Japan

Two Down and One to Go

1945Two Down and One to Go★ 6.8

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944Arsenic and Old Lace★ 7.6

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

1944Why We Fight: The Battle of China★ 6.8

Tunisian Victory

1944Tunisian Victory★ 6.4

Attack in the Pacific

1944Attack in the Pacific★ 9.0

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

1944Attack! The Battle for New Britain★ 7.0

1944G.I. Journal

Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

1943Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike★ 6.4

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

1943Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia★ 6.9

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer★ 7.0

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

1943Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain★ 6.8

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942Why We Fight: Prelude to War★ 6.5

Meet John Doe

1941Meet John Doe★ 7.3

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington★ 7.8

You Can't Take It with You

1938You Can't Take It with You★ 7.5

Lost Horizon

1937Lost Horizon★ 7.0

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town★ 7.5

It Happened One Night

1934It Happened One Night★ 7.8

Broadway Bill

1934Broadway Bill★ 6.0

Lady for a Day

1933Lady for a Day★ 7.1

American Madness

1932American Madness★ 6.9

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932The Bitter Tea of General Yen★ 6.3

Forbidden

1932Forbidden★ 6.5

Platinum Blonde

1931Platinum Blonde★ 6.7

The Miracle Woman

1931The Miracle Woman★ 6.7

Dirigible

1931Dirigible★ 5.5

Rain or Shine

1930Rain or Shine★ 6.5

Ladies of Leisure

1930Ladies of Leisure★ 6.2

The Younger Generation

1929The Younger Generation★ 6.9

Flight

1929Flight★ 6.6

The Donovan Affair

1929The Donovan Affair★ 7.5

The Matinee Idol

1928The Matinee Idol★ 6.6

That Certain Thing

1928That Certain Thing★ 6.8

The Power of the Press

1928The Power of the Press★ 6.4

Submarine

1928Submarine★ 5.8

The Way of the Strong

1928The Way of the Strong★ 8.3

Say It with Sables

1928Say It with Sables★ 7.0

So This Is Love

1928So This Is Love★ 5.8

Long Pants

1927Long Pants★ 5.8

For the Love of Mike

1927For the Love of Mike★ 7.0

The Strong Man

1926The Strong Man★ 6.2

Fulta Fisher's Boarding House

1922Fulta Fisher's Boarding House★ 5.6

The Italian Warship Libia

1921The Italian Warship Libia★ 5.0

Acting(26)

2023Frank Capra: Mr. AmericaSelf (archive footage)

2022The Century of IconsSelf (archive footage)

2020Frank Capra, il était une fois l'AmériqueSelf (archive footage)

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2019Hollywood's Second World WarSelf (archive footage)

2017Five Came BackSelf (archive footage)

2017Five Came BackSelf (archive footage)

2009Hollywood sul Tevere

20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)

2005Why We FightSelf (archive footage)

1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf (archive footage)

1990The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'Self (archive footage)

1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)

1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneySelf

1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

1973The Men Who Made the Movies

1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self

1973The Men who Made the Movies: Frank CapraSelf

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1968Dear Mr. GableSelf

1951The Screen DirectorSelf (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf

1938Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12Frank Capra

1938Another Romance of CelluloidSelf (uncredited)

1934It Happened One NightBus Singer (uncredited)

1932Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)Himself

1919The Outcasts of Poker Flat