Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified". Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propagand...
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Pocketful of Miracles
A Hole in the Head
Our Mr. Sun
Here Comes the Groom
Riding High
State of the Union
It's a Wonderful Life
Know Your Enemy: Japan- G.G.I. Journal
Arsenic and Old Lace
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Attack in the Pacific
Tunisian Victory
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Meet John Doe
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Lost Horizon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
It Happened One Night
Broadway Bill
Lady for a Day
Forbidden
American Madness
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Dirigible
Platinum Blonde
The Miracle Woman
Rain or Shine
Ladies of Leisure
The Younger Generation
Flight
The Donovan Affair
The Power of the Press
Say It with Sables
The Way of the Strong
The Matinee Idol
So This Is Love
That Certain Thing
Submarine
For the Love of Mike
Long Pants
The Strong Man
