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Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Directing · 1897–1991 · Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

IMDb

18 titles in this catalog with a median Balasaur Score of 74. The 1930s rate best: median 80 across 8 titles. Frank Capra appears most often alongside Thomas Mitchell (4 titles), Edward Arnold (3), James Stewart (3).

Biography

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".

Acting 25

Directing 59

Production 32

Writing 29

Crew 1