Frank Capra
Born May 18, 1897 (Age: 128)
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Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
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".
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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Filmography
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
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as
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Age: 112
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 100
The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 93
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 89
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
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as Self
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Age: 87
No Image
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
1973
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as Self
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Age: 75
Dear Mr. Gable
1968
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as Self
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Age: 70
Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1932
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as Himself
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Age: 35