It's a Wonderful Life
1947
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Frank Capra (May 5, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Capra directed a total of 36 feature-length films (34 of which are known to survive) and 16 documentary films during his lifetime.
Capra received his second Academy Award for best director for Mr. Deeds, which was nominated for best picture. Capra then took a full year, reportedly shot enough footage to make a dozen features, and spent more than $2 million (Columbia’s biggest budget to date) filming Lost Horizon (1937). The movie, based on Riskin’s adaptation of James ...
Sep 17, 2023 · Frank Capra's films had a profound impact on the Golden Age of Hollywood, inspiring future directors like Spielberg and Lynch. Capra's filmography combined feel-good cinema with elements of bleakness and existentialism, adding depth to his heartwarming narratives.
Aug 30, 2023 · Matthew Wells, Nick Varley. Frank Capra: Mr America takes a deep dive into how Capra embodied the idea of the American Dream both in front of and behind the camera. “His life embodies the same ...
Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American ...
Sep 4, 1991 · Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Palermo, Sicily. In 1903 his family crossed the Atlantic in steerage and settled in Los Angeles. Vowing to rise from poverty, the boy read voraciously.
Frank Capra has ennobled his audience as he has entertained them. His work has brought the meaning of the American dream alive for generations of moviegoers past and present, and it is for this that The American Film Institute honors him with the Life Achievement Award. DONATE. AFI is a 501c3 non-profit advancing the art of the moving image by ...
