Actor

Frank Capra

Directing

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Movies: 97Series: 5Crew credits: 81

TMDB ID: 2662

IMDb ID: nm0001008

Known for: Directing

Born: May 18, 1897

Died: September 3, 1991

Age: 94

Place of birth: Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1919 - 2023

Years active: 105

Average TMDB rating: 6.93

Wikidata: Q51492

Also known as

Francesco Rosario Capra • 프랑크 카프라 • פרנק קאפרה • فرانک کاپرا • Frank Russell Capra

Other jobs

Director (51)Writer (14)Producer (7)Story (6)Scenario Writer (2)Supervisor of Production Resources (1)

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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".