Frank Capra
Directing Born May 18, 1897 Died Sep 3, 1991 Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia 157 credits
Biography
Frank Capra works in directing. Born May 18, 1897 in Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia. Died September 3, 1991. Archytele tracks 157 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frank Capra: Mr. America
The Century of Icons
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
Hollywood's Second World War
Five Came BackFive Came Back
1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearHollywood sul Tevere
Why We Fight
Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America · Director
Frank Capra's American Dream
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneyGeorge Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood
The American Film Institute Salute to ...The Men Who Made the MoviesThe Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
The Dick Cavett ShowDear Mr. Gable
Rendezvous in Space · Director
Pocketful of Miracles · DirectorPocketful of Miracles · Producer
A Hole in the Head · DirectorA Hole in the Head · Producer
The Unchained Goddess · WriterThe Unchained Goddess · Producer
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays · DirectorThe Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays · WriterThe Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays · ProducerHemo the Magnificent · DirectorHemo the Magnificent · Writer
The Bell System Science Series · DirectorOur Mr. Sun · DirectorOur Mr. Sun · WriterOur Mr. Sun · Producer
The Fallbrook Story · ProducerThe Fallbrook Story · Director
Westward the Women · StoryHere Comes the Groom · DirectorHere Comes the Groom · ProducerThe Screen Director
Riding High · DirectorRiding High · Producer
State of the Union · DirectorState of the Union · Producer
It's a Wonderful Life · DirectorIt's a Wonderful Life · ProducerIt's a Wonderful Life · Screenplay
Our Job in Japan · DirectorKnow Your Enemy: Japan · DirectorKnow Your Enemy: Japan · ProducerKnow Your Enemy: Japan · WriterWar Comes to America · Director
Arsenic and Old Lace · DirectorArsenic and Old Lace · ProducerAttack! The Battle for New Britain · DirectorAttack! The Battle for New Britain · ProducerThe Negro Soldier · Producer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer · DirectorWhy We Fight: Divide and Conquer · ProducerWhy We Fight: The Battle of Russia · DirectorWhy We Fight: The Battle of Russia · ProducerWhy We Fight: The Nazis Strike · Director
Full Filmography
157 titles- Frank Capra: Mr. America (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- The Century of Icons (2022) 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)
- Five Came Back (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
- Why We Fight (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- 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
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985) as (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hollywood (1980) as Self
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)
- The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (1973) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Dear Mr. Gable (1968) as Self
- Rendezvous in Space (1964) Director
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) Director
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) Producer
- A Hole in the Head (1959) Director
- A Hole in the Head (1959) Producer
- The Unchained Goddess (1958) Writer
- The Unchained Goddess (1958) Producer
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957) Director
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957) Writer
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957) Producer
- Hemo the Magnificent (1957) Director
- Hemo the Magnificent (1957) Writer
- Hemo the Magnificent (1957) Producer
- The Bell System Science Series (1956) Director
- Our Mr. Sun (1956) Director
- Our Mr. Sun (1956) Writer
- Our Mr. Sun (1956) Producer
- The Fallbrook Story (1952) Producer
- The Fallbrook Story (1952) Director
- Westward the Women (1951) Story
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) Director
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) Producer
- The Screen Director (1951) as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
- Riding High (1950) Director
- Riding High (1950) Producer
- State of the Union (1948) Director
- State of the Union (1948) Producer
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Director
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Producer
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Screenplay
- Our Job in Japan (1945) Director
- Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) Director
- Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) Producer
- Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) Writer
- War Comes to America (1945) Director
- Your Job in Germany (1945) Producer
- Your Job in Germany (1945) Director
- Two Down and One to Go (1945) Director
- Here Is Germany (1945) Director
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Director
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Producer
- Attack! The Battle for New Britain (1944) Director
- Attack! The Battle for New Britain (1944) Producer
- The Negro Soldier (1944) Producer
- Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944) Director
- Tunisian Victory (1944) Director
- Attack in the Pacific (1944) Director
- G.I. Journal (1944) Producer
- G.I. Journal (1944) Director
- Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943) Director
- Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943) Producer
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) Director
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) Producer
- Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943) Director
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943) Director
- Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) Director
- Meet John Doe (1941) Director
- Meet John Doe (1941) Producer
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) Supervisor of Production Resources
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Director
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) Director
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) Producer
- Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) as Self (uncredited)
- Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938) as Frank Capra
- Lost Horizon (1937) Director
- Lost Horizon (1937) Producer
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Director
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Producer
- It Happened One Night (1934) as Bus Singer (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) Director
- It Happened One Night (1934) Producer
- Broadway Bill (1934) Director
- Broadway Bill (1934) Producer
- Lady for a Day (1933) Director
- Lady for a Day (1933) Producer
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) Director
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) Producer
- American Madness (1932) Director
- American Madness (1932) Producer
- Forbidden (1932) Director
- Forbidden (1932) Writer
- Forbidden (1932) Producer
- Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2) (1932) as Himself
- Platinum Blonde (1931) Director
- Platinum Blonde (1931) Producer
- The Miracle Woman (1931) Director
- The Miracle Woman (1931) Producer
- Dirigible (1931) Director
- Ladies of Leisure (1930) Director
- Rain or Shine (1930) Director
- Rain or Shine (1930) Producer
- The Younger Generation (1929) Director
- Flight (1929) Director
- Flight (1929) Dialogue
- The Donovan Affair (1929) Director
- So This Is Love (1928) Director
- The Matinee Idol (1928) Director
- The Matinee Idol (1928) Producer
- The Power of the Press (1928) Director
- Say It with Sables (1928) Director
- Say It with Sables (1928) Story
- Submarine (1928) Director
- The Way of the Strong (1928) Director
- That Certain Thing (1928) Director
- That Certain Thing (1928) Screenplay
- That Certain Thing (1928) Producer
- The Swim Princess (1928) Writer
- The Burglar (1928) Writer
- For the Love of Mike (1927) Director
- Long Pants (1927) Director
- His First Flame (1927) Story
- Fiddlesticks (1927) Story
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) Writer
- Saturday Afternoon (1926) Story
- The Strong Man (1926) Director
- Boobs in the Wood (1925) Writer
- Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies (1925) Writer
- The Wild Goose Chaser (1925) Writer
- Good Morning, Nurse (1925) Story
- Cold Turkey (1925) Scenario Writer
- The Marriage Circus (1925) Writer
- The Iron Nag (1925) Writer
- Lucky Stars (1925) Story
- Sneezing Beezers (1925) Writer
- Riders of the Purple Cows (1924) Writer
- Jubilo, Jr. (1924) Scenario Writer
- All Night Long (1924) Writer
- Little Robinson Corkscrew (1924) Writer
- 3 Days to Live (1924) Writer
- 3 Days to Live (1924) Editor
- Fulta Fisher's Boarding House (1922) Director
- The Italian Warship Libia (1921) Director
- The Italian Warship Libia (1921) Writer
- The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Frank Capra best known for?
Frank Capra is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Circus Boy (1956), Hollywood (1980), The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973), Solomon and Sheba (1959).
When and where was Frank Capra born?
Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897 in Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia. They passed away on September 3, 1991.
How many credits does Frank Capra have?
Frank Capra has accumulated over 157 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 2023.
What is Frank Capra's background in cinema and television?
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 t...
Frank Capra by the numbers
157credits
150films
7TV series
1919–2023active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Hollywood (1980) as Self — aged about 83
- It Happened One Night (1934) as Bus Singer (uncredited) — aged about 37
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest — aged about 71
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self — aged about 76
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