Frank Capra

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Frank Russell Capra May 18 1897 September 3 1991 was a Sicilianborn 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 Cant Take It With You 1938 Mr Smith Goes to Washington 1939 Meet John Doe 1941 Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 and Its a Wonderful Life 1946 His films often deal with ragstoriches stories wich has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the American Dream personified

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D.O.B: 1897-05-18
D.O.D: 1991-09-03
Place of Birth: Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Profession: director

Credits

2005 - Why We Fight actor - Himself (archive footage)

1961 - Pocketful of Miracles director -

1959 - A Hole in the Head director -

1956 - Our Mr. Sun director -

1950 - Riding High director -

1948 - State of the Union director -

1946 - It's a Wonderful Life director -

1945 - Here Is Germany director -

1945 - Why We Fight: War Comes to America director -

1945 - Your Job in Germany director -

1944 - Arsenic and Old Lace director -

1943 - Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike director -

1943 - Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia director -

1942 - Why We Fight: Prelude to War director -

1941 - Meet John Doe director -

1939 - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington director -

1938 - You Can't Take It With You director -

1937 - Lost Horizon director -

1936 - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town director -

1934 - It Happened One Night director -

1933 - Lady for a Day director -

1932 - American Madness director -

1932 - Forbidden director -

1932 - The Bitter Tea of General Yen director -

1931 - Platinum Blonde director -

1930 - Rain or Shine director -

1930 - Ladies of Leisure director -

1928 - So This Is Love director -