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Frank Capra

May 18, 1897 - Sep 03, 1991 (94 years old) in Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Frank Russell 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".

Known For

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The Men Who Made the Movies
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It Happened One Night
Bus Singer (uncredited)
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The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage)
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
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Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)

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