Biography: life and films
Frank Capra was an American film director and screenwriter whose birth name was Francesco Rosario Capra. He was born in Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy on 18th May 1897 and died in La Quinta, California, USA on 3rd September 1991, aged 94.His best films as a film director include It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Lost Horizon (1937), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and Meet John Doe (1941), and whose best work as a screenwriter include That Certain Thing (1928), The Burglar (1928), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and William A. Wellman's Westward the Women (1951).
Frank Capra directed 46 films (including 1 short) and scripted 18 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Harry Edwards (4 films) and Del Lord (2).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (24 films), drama (13), comedy-romance (12), romance (9), War (9), comedy-drama (8), Documentary (8) and Fantasy (2).
Our average rating for Frank Capra over all films is: 3.3
Filmography
Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor
The Strong Man (1926) [d]
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) [w]
For the Love of Mike (1927) [d]
His First Flame (1927) [w]
Long Pants (1927) [d]
Say It with Sables (1928) [d,w]
So This Is Love? (1928) [d]
Submarine (1928) [d]
That Certain Thing (1928) [d,w]
The Matinee Idol (1928) [d]
The Power of the Press (1928) [d]
The Way of the Strong (1928) [d]
Flight (1929) [d,w]
The Donovan Affair (1929) [d]
The Younger Generation (1929) [d]
Ladies of Leisure (1930) [d]
Rain or Shine (1930) [d]
Dirigible (1931) [d]
Forbidden (1932) [d,w]
Lady for a Day (1933) [d]
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) [d]
Broadway Bill (1934) [d]
It Happened One Night (1934) [d]
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) [d]
You Can't Take It with You (1938) [d]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) [d]
Divide and Conquer (1943) [d]
Prelude to War (1943) [d]
The Battle of Britain (1943) [d]
The Battle of Russia (1943) [d]
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) [d]
The Battle of China (1944) [d]
Tunisian Victory (1944) [d]
Here Is Germany (1945) [d,w]
Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) [d,w]
War Comes to America (1945) [d]
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) [d,w]
State of the Union (1948) [d]
Riding High (1950) [d]
Here Comes the Groom (1951) [d]
Westward the Women (1951) [w]
A Hole in the Head (1959) [d]
Pocketful of Miracles (1961) [d]
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) [a]
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) [a]
The Lady with the Torch (1999) [a]
The brighter side of Franz Kafka
The very best French thrillers
The best French Films of the 1920s
