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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.
YearTitleProduction Co.Cast1921La Visita Dell'Incrociatore Italiano ...independent----1922Fireside ProductionsMildred Owens/Ethan Allen/Olaf Skavlan19261927This list contains all films directed by the Italian-American writer/director/producer Frank Capra. List is divided into two major sections: Narrative films (#1-#32) and documentary films (#33-#48). Note #1: List does NOT include lost films and short films (with the exception of three documentaries: Two Down And One To Go, Your Job In Germany ...
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) Screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Frank Capra, based on the story ‘The Greatest Gift’ by Philip Van Doren Sten.
- IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) Screenplay by Robert Riskin, based on the short story ‘Night Bus’ by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Jameson Thomas, Alan Hale, Arthur Hoyt, Blanche Friderici, Charles C. Wilson.
- MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) Screenplay by Sidney Buchman, story by Lewis R. Foster. Starring Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Eugene Pallette, H.B.
- MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936) Screenplay by Robert Riskin, based on the short story ‘Opera Hat’ by Clarence Budington Kelland.
Director. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:31. It Happened One Night (1934) 3 Videos. 56 Photos. One of seven children, Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, Sicily. On May 10, 1903, his family left for America aboard the ship Germania, arriving in New York on May 23rd.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- May 18, 1897
- 3 min
- September 3, 1991
For the American actor, see Francis Capra. Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) 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.
- Frank Russell Capra
- Coachella Valley Public Cemetery
- 1922–1964
- 4, including Frank Jr.
Aug 30, 2023 · The best movies from classic Hollywood director Frank Capra include It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, and Lost Horizon.
10 titles. 1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy. 8.6. Rate. 89 Metascore. An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell.
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