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".

Known for

★8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

★7.8

It Happened One Night

1934

★7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

★7.6

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

★7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938

★7.5

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

★7.3

Meet John Doe

1941

★6.9

Lost Horizon

1937

★7.3

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

★6.3

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

★7.1

Lady for a Day

1933

★6.8

State of the Union

1948

★6.4

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942

★6.7

Platinum Blonde

1931

★6.7

The Miracle Woman

1931

★6.2

A Hole in the Head

1959