It's a Wonderful Life
1947
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Apr 12, 2024 · Frank Capra (born May 18, 1897, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy—died September 3, 1991, La Quinta, California, U.S.) was an American motion-picture director who was the most prominent filmmaker of the 1930s, during which he won three Academy Awards as best director.
Sep 17, 2023 · 10 Best Frank Capra Movies, Ranked. By Shaurya Thapa. Published Sep 17, 2023. From the greatest rom-coms to gripping political dramas to an all-time Christmas classic, Frank Capra has a rich filmography of cinema's best movies. Summary.
Aug 30, 2023 · August 30, 2023 7:24am. 'Frank Capra: Mr America' Columbia Pictures Industries. EXCLUSIVE: Frank Capra has long been considered one Hollywood’s most successful, influential and complex film...
Frank Capra - Hollywood Director, Academy Awards, 1930s: Capra’s “golden period” began with It Happened One Night (1934), the first motion picture to win an Academy Award in five major categories: best picture, best actor, best actress, best director, and best adapted screenplay.
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.
An Italian immigrant who never lost the common touch while rising from poverty to become one of this country’s most beloved filmmakers, Frank Capra is the screen’s foremost champion of the ordinary American. Arriving in the United States as a child in 1903, the year of the first airplane flight and the birth of the American film industry ...
May 18, 2017 · From It Happened One Night to It’s a Wonderful Life, 10 prime cuts from one of the most celebrated – yet most contentious – directors of Hollywood’s golden age: the multi-Oscar-winning Frank Capra.
