ACTOR

Frank Capra

Best known as Self (archive footage) in Five Came Back.

6 Appearances

1 Series

5 Films

9.5 Top rated

Personal details

Known for

Directing

Gender

Male

Born

18 Mai 1897

Died

3 September 1991

Place of birth

Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Also known as

Francesco Rosario Capra · 프랑크 카프라 · פרנק קאפרה · فرانک کاپرا

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".