Directed credits
50
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Frank Capra
Directing
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Directed movies: 49Directed series: 1All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (50)Writer (16)Producer (6)Story (6)Scenario Writer (2)Supervisor of Production Resources (1)
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".
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Frank Capra.
Rendezvous in Space
Director
1964 Movie
5.2
Here Comes the Groom
Director
1951 Movie
5.8
Riding High
Director
1950 Movie
6.7
State of the Union
Director
1948 Movie
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
Director
1946 Movie
7.0
Here Is Germany
Director
1945 Movie
5.9
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Director
1945 Movie
7.0
War Comes to America
Director
1945 Movie
6.2
Two Down and One to Go
Director
1945 Movie
5.6
Your Job in Germany
Director
1945 Movie
Our Job in Japan
Director
1945 Movie
6.5
Why We Fight: The Battle of China
Director
1944 Movie
7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director
1944 Movie
6.0
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Director
1944 Movie
6.2
Tunisian Victory
Director
1944 Movie
Attack in the Pacific
Director
1944 Movie
6.8
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Director
1943 Movie
6.7
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Director
1943 Movie
6.8
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Director
1943 Movie
6.3
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Director
1943 Movie
6.4
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Director
1942 Movie
7.3
Meet John Doe
Director
1941 Movie
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Director
1939 Movie
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
Director
1938 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Frank Capra.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Frank Capra.
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
Director
1946 Movie
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Director
1939 Movie
7.8
It Happened One Night
Producer
1934 Movie
7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director
1944 Movie
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
Director
1938 Movie
7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Director
1936 Movie
7.5
Why We Fight
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
7.3
Meet John Doe
Director
1941 Movie
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
Producer
1961 Movie
7.1
Lady for a Day
Director
1933 Movie
7.1
Westward the Women
Story
1951 Movie
7.0
Lost Horizon
Director
1937 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Frank Capra.
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
Director
1946 Movie
5.0
Dirigible
Director
1931 Movie
6.5
Forbidden
Director
1932 Movie
6.6
Platinum Blonde
Producer
1931 Movie
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
Director
1938 Movie
7.9
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Director
1939 Movie
7.8
It Happened One Night
Producer
1934 Movie
7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director
1944 Movie
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
Producer
1961 Movie
6.2
Rain or Shine
Director
1930 Movie
7.0
Lost Horizon
Director
1937 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Frank Capra.
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
The Men Who Made the Movies
1 eps
1973 Series
The Bell System Science Series
Director • 4 eps
1956 Series
7.0
The Century of Icons
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Frank Capra.
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
Producer
1961 Movie
6.1
A Hole in the Head
Producer
1959 Movie
7.0
The Unchained Goddess
Writer
1958 Movie
5.2
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays
Writer
1957 Movie
8.1
Hemo the Magnificent
Writer
1957 Movie
7.5
Our Mr. Sun
Writer
1956 Movie
The Fallbrook Story
Producer
1952 Movie
7.1
Westward the Women
Story
1951 Movie
6.1
The Negro Soldier
Producer
1944 Movie
6.5
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Supervisor of Production Resources
1940 Movie
7.8
It Happened One Night
Producer
1934 Movie
6.6
Platinum Blonde
Producer
1931 Movie
5.0
The Burglar
Writer
1928 Movie
The Swim Princess
Writer
1928 Movie
6.0
Fiddlesticks
Story
1927 Movie
5.5
His First Flame
Story
1927 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Frank Capra.
6.0
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
9.5
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
8.0
Hollywood's Second World War
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.9
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009 Movie
7.5
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
7.5
Why We Fight
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
6.3
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
1997 Movie
6.0
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
as Self (archive footage)
1990 Movie
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987 Movie
5.6
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985 Movie
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Frank Capra.