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Frank Capra

1897-05-18

The Biography

Frank Russell 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".

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It Happened One Night

7.8 average rating
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Why We Fight

7.5 average rating
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And the Oscar Goes To...

6.97 average rating
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

5.4 average rating
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Five Came Back

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The Screen Director

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Frank Capra's American Dream

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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Hollywood's Second World War

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Another Romance of Celluloid

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Frank Capra: Mr. America

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The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life'

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Iconic Couples of Hollywood : Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor

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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

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Dear Mr. Gable

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Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)

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The Outcasts of Poker Flat

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Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance

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