Frank Capra

Directing

Born 1897-05-18 · died 1991-09-03 · Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

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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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Dear Mr. GableFrank Capra, il était une fois l'AmériqueHollywood's Second World WarFive Came BackIt Happened One NightWhy We Fight1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearFive Came BackThe Century of IconsHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage