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".
Filmography
Frank Capra's best-known films, from newest to oldest.
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesDirector
- 1959A Hole in the HeadDirector
- 1948State of the UnionDirector
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeDirector · Screenplay
- 1944Arsenic and Old LaceDirector
- 1943Why We Fight: The Battle of RussiaDirector
- 1943Why We Fight: The Nazis StrikeDirector
- 1943Why We Fight: The Battle of BritainDirector
- 1942Why We Fight: Prelude to WarDirector
- 1941Meet John DoeDirector
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonDirector
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouDirector
- 1937Lost HorizonDirector
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownDirector
- 1934It Happened One NightDirector
- 1934Broadway BillDirector
- 1933The Bitter Tea of General YenDirector
- 1933Lady for a DayDirector
- 1932American MadnessDirector
- 1932ForbiddenDirector · Screenplay
- 1931Platinum BlondeDirector
- 1931The Miracle WomanDirector
- 1930Ladies of LeisureDirector
- 1926The Strong ManDirector
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