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Frank Capra
Also Known As: Francesco Rosario Capra, 프랑크 카프라, פרנק קאפרה
Birth Date
May 18, 1897
Death Date
September 3, 1991
(passed away at 94)
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
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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".
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The Dick Cavett Show
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1968 • 1 episode
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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1973 • 1 episode
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It Happened One Night
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1934
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Five Came Back
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2017 • 3 episodes
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The Men Who Made the Movies
1973 • 1 episode
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The Century of Icons
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2022 • 1 episode
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Five Came Back
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2017
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The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
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1990
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The Screen Director
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1951
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Frank Capra's American Dream
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1997
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Frank Capra: Mr. America
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2023
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
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1983
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
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1987
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Why We Fight
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2005
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Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
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Dear Mr. Gable
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1968
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
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1985
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Hollywood's Second World War
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2019
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Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
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2020
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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2009