Frank Capra
Frank Capra is known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
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".
Questions about Frank Capra
How many Frank Capra films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 68 films with Frank Capra, from 1922 to 2023.
What is the best rated Frank Capra film?
The best rated Frank Capra film in the catalogue is It's a Wonderful Life (1946), rated 8.3.
What was the first Frank Capra film?
The first Frank Capra film in the catalogue is The Miracle Woman, from 1931.
Who has Frank Capra worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Frank Capra shares the most credits with Joseph Walker (10 films), Robert Riskin (7 films) and Gene Havlick (6 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- National Medal of Arts (1986) · AFI Life Achievement Award (1982) · Inkpot Award (1974) · Golden Plate Award (1970) · Academy Award for Best Director (1937) · Legion of Merit · Distinguished Service Medal · National Board of Review Award for Best Film · World War II Victory Medal · American Campaign Medal · Inter-Allied Victory Medals · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Director (1947)
Known for
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8.3 It's a Wonderful Life
1946
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7.8 It Happened One Night
1934
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7.8 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
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7.6 Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
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7.5 You Can't Take It with You
1938
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7.5 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
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7.3 Meet John Doe
1941
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6.9 Lost Horizon
1937
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7.3 Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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6.4 Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
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7.0 Westward the Women
1951
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6.5 Forbidden
1932
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · screenwriter · film producer · banjoist · military officer · director · writer · military personnel · producer · film screenwriter
- Studied at
- California Institute of Technology · Manual Arts High School
- Spouse
- Helen Howell
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
73 films — 68 in the catalogue
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6.0 Frank Capra: Mr. America
2023 · Self (archive footage)
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9.0 Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
2020 · Self (archive footage)
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8.0 Hollywood's Second World War
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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7.9 Five Came Back
2017 · Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
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7.5 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
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7.5 Why We Fight
2005 · Self (archive footage)
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6.3 Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self (archive footage)
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6.3 The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'
1990 · Self (archive footage)
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6.5 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
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5.8 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · (archive footage)
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7.0 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.0
The Men who Made the Movies: Frank Capra
1973 · Self
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10.0 Dear Mr. Gable
1968 · Self
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7.0 The Screen Director
1951 · Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
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6.3 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
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6.0 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
1938 · Frank Capra
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5.3 Another Romance of Celluloid
1938 · Self (uncredited)
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7.8
It Happened One Night
1934 · Bus Singer (uncredited)
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6.0 Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
1932 · Himself
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6.0 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
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7.0
Westward the Women
1951
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6.8 State of the Union
1948
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8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
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7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
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6.4
Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942
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7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
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7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
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6.6 The Matinee Idol
1928
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5.9 Long Pants
1927
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6.0 Rendezvous in Space
1964
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7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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6.2 A Hole in the Head
1959
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5.4 Here Comes the Groom
1951
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6.1 Riding High
1950
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7.0 Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944
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7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
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6.9
Lost Horizon
1937
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6.0 Broadway Bill
1934
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6.5
Forbidden
1932
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5.5 Dirigible
1931
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8.3 The Way of the Strong
1928
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10.0 Little Robinson Corkscrew
1924
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6.8 The Unchained Goddess
1958
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7.3 Our Mr. Sun
1956
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7.0 Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
1943
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7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
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5.8 So This Is Love
1928
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5.9 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
1926
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7.5 Hemo the Magnificent
1957
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G.I. Journal
1944
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6.4 Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
1943
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7.1 Lady for a Day
1933
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6.3 The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932
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6.7 The Miracle Woman
1931
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6.2 Ladies of Leisure
1930
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6.2 The Strong Man
1926
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9.0 Sneezing Beezers
1925
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6.2 The Negro Soldier
1944
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6.8 Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
1943
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6.8 Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943
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6.7 Platinum Blonde
1931
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5.9 Your Job in Germany
1945
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6.4 Tunisian Victory
1944
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6.9 The Younger Generation
1929
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6.4 The Power of the Press
1928
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6.8 That Certain Thing
1928
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5.6 Fulta Fisher's Boarding House
1922
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6.7 Why We Fight: The Battle of China
1944
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6.9 American Madness
1932
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6.5 Rain or Shine
1930
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5.8 Saturday Afternoon
1926
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5.9 Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945
Series and TV shows
3 titles
7.0
7.2
6.8
People data: TMDb.
Cast
