Overview
Mini Biography:
One of seven children, Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino...
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Curiosità:
Interred at Coachella Valley Cemetery, Coachella, California, USA.
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Premi:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another
7 wins
&
8 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Col. Frank Capra | Frank R. Capra
Filmografia
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
... alias Angeli con la pistola (Italy) [it]
- A Hole in the Head (1959)
... alias Uomo da vendere, Un (Italy) [it] - The Unchained Goddess (1958) (TV)
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957) (TV)
- Hemo the Magnificent (1957) (TV)
- Our Mr. Sun (1956) (TV)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951)
... alias È arrivato lo sposo (Italy) [it] - Riding High (1950)
... alias Gioia della vita, La (Italy) [it]
- State of the Union (1948)
... alias The World and His Wife (UK)
... alias Stato dell'unione, Lo (Italy) [it] - It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
... alias Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
... alias Vita è meravigliosa, La (Italy) [it] - War Comes to America (1945)
... alias Why We Fight, 7 (USA: series title) - Two Down and One to Go (1945)
- Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
- Your Job in Germany (1945)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
... alias Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (USA: complete title)
... alias Arsenico e vecchi merletti (Italy) [it] - Tunisian Victory (1944)
... alias An Official Record (USA: subtitle)
... alias Vittoria tunisina (Italy) [it] - The Battle of China (1944)
... alias The Battle of China: Assault on the Great Wall (USA: video box title)
... alias Why We Fight, 6 (USA: series title) - The Battle of Russia (1943)
... alias The Battle of Russia: The Nazi March Frozen (USA: video box title)
... alias Why We Fight, 5 (USA: series title)
... alias Battaglia di Russia, La (Italy) [it] - Prelude to War (1943) (uncredited)
... alias Why We Fight, 1 (USA: series title)
... alias Preludio alla guerra (Italy) [it] - The Battle of Britain (1943)
... alias Why We Fight, 4 (USA: series title) - Divide and Conquer (1943) (uncredited)
... alias Why We Fight, 3 (USA: series title) - The Nazis Strike (1943)
... alias The Nazi Strike: Blitzkrieg! (USA: video title)
... alias Why We Fight, 2 (USA: series title) - Meet John Doe (1941)
... alias Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe' (USA: complete title)
... alias John Doe, Dynamite (UK)
... alias Arriva John Doe (Italy) [it]
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
... alias Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
... alias Mr. Smith va a Washington (Italy) [it] - You Can't Take It with You (1938)
... alias Eterna illusione, L' (Italy) [it] - Lost Horizon (1937)
... alias Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title)
... alias Orizzonte perduto (Italy) [it] - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
... alias É arrivata la felicità (Italy) [it] - Broadway Bill (1934)
... alias Strictly Confidential (UK)
... alias Strettamente confidenziale (Italy) [it] - It Happened One Night (1934)
... alias Accadde una notte (Italy) [it] - Lady for a Day (1933)
... alias Signora per un giorno (Italy) [it] - The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Amaro tè del generale Yen, L' (Italy) [it] - American Madness (1932) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Follia della metropoli, La (Italy) [it] - Forbidden (1932) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Proibito (Italy) [it] - Platinum Blonde (1931) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Donna di platino, La (Italy) [it] - The Miracle Woman (1931) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Donna del miracolo, La (Italy) [it] - Dirigible (1931) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Dirigibile (Italy) [it] - Rain or Shine (1930) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Luci del circo (Italy) [it] - Ladies of Leisure (1930) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Femmine di lusso (Italy) [it]
- Flight (1929) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Diavoli volanti (Italy) [it] - The Donovan Affair (1929) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Affare Donovan, L' (Italy) [it] - The Younger Generation (1929) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Nuova generazione, La (Italy) [it] - The Burglar (1928)
- The Power of the Press (1928)
... alias Potere della stampa, Il (Italy) [it] - Submarine (1928) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Femmine del mare (Italy) [it] - Say It with Sables (1928)
... alias The Reckoning (UK)
... alias Dillo con lo zibellino (Italy) [it] - The Way of the Strong (1928)
... alias Maniera del forte, La (Italy) [it] - The Matinee Idol (1928) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Teatro di Minnie, Il (Italy) [it] - So This Is Love? (1928)
... alias Duenque è questo l'amore (Italy) [it] - That Certain Thing (1928)
... alias Quella certa cosa (Italy) [it] - For the Love of Mike (1927)
... alias Per l'amore di Mike (Italy) [it] - Long Pants (1927)
... alias Sue ultime mutandine, Le (Italy) [it] - The Strong Man (1926)
... alias Grande sparata, La (Italy) [it] - Fultah Fisher's Boarding House (1922)
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) (producer)
... alias Angeli con la pistola (Italy) [it]
- A Hole in the Head (1959) (producer)
... alias Uomo da vendere, Un (Italy) [it] - The Unchained Goddess (1958) (TV) (producer)
- The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957) (TV) (producer)
- Hemo the Magnificent (1957) (TV) (producer)
- Our Mr. Sun (1956) (TV) (producer)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) (producer)
... alias È arrivato lo sposo (Italy) [it] - Riding High (1950) (producer)
... alias Gioia della vita, La (Italy) [it]
- State of the Union (1948) (producer)
... alias The World and His Wife (UK)
... alias Stato dell'unione, Lo (Italy) [it] - It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (producer)
... alias Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
... alias Vita è meravigliosa, La (Italy) [it] - War Comes to America (1945) (producer)
... alias Why We Fight, 7 (USA: series title) - Two Down and One to Go (1945) (producer)
- San Pietro (1945) (co-supervising producer) (uncredited)
... alias The Battle of San Pietro - Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945) (producer)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) (producer)
... alias Frank Capra's 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (USA: complete title)
... alias Arsenico e vecchi merletti (Italy) [it] - Attack! Battle of New Britain (1944) (producer)
... alias Attack! (USA: review title)
... alias Attack: The Battle for New Britain (USA: video box title) - The Negro Soldier (1944) (producer) (as Col. Frank Capra)
- Know Your Ally: Britain (1944) (producer) (uncredited)
... alias Know Your Allies and Know Your Enemies 1 (USA: series title) - The Battle of Russia (1943) (producer)
... alias The Battle of Russia: The Nazi March Frozen (USA: video box title)
... alias Why We Fight, 5 (USA: series title)
... alias Battaglia di Russia, La (Italy) [it] - Prelude to War (1943) (producer) (uncredited)
... alias Why We Fight, 1 (USA: series title)
... alias Preludio alla guerra (Italy) [it] - The Battle of Britain (1943) (producer) (uncredited)
... alias Why We Fight, 4 (USA: series title) - Divide and Conquer (1943) (producer) (uncredited)
... alias Why We Fight, 3 (USA: series title) - The Nazis Strike (1943) (producer)
... alias The Nazi Strike: Blitzkrieg! (USA: video title)
... alias Why We Fight, 2 (USA: series title) - Meet John Doe (1941) (producer)
... alias Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe' (USA: complete title)
... alias John Doe, Dynamite (UK)
... alias Arriva John Doe (Italy) [it]
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (producer)
... alias Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA: complete title)
... alias Mr. Smith va a Washington (Italy) [it] - You Can't Take It with You (1938) (producer) (uncredited)
... alias Eterna illusione, L' (Italy) [it] - Lost Horizon (1937) (producer)
... alias Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title)
... alias Orizzonte perduto (Italy) [it] - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) (producer) (uncredited)
... alias É arrivata la felicità (Italy) [it] - It Happened One Night (1934) (producer)
... alias Accadde una notte (Italy) [it] - The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) (producer)
... alias Amaro tè del generale Yen, L' (Italy) [it]
- Flight (1929) (producer) (as Frank R. Capra)
... alias Diavoli volanti (Italy) [it] - That Certain Thing (1928) (producer)
... alias Quella certa cosa (Italy) [it]
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
- "Cinéma cinémas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Frank Capra - Mai 1982 (1983) TV episode .... Himself - The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Honoree
- High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series .... Himself
... alias Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
- Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... alias Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Clark Gable (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode dated 14 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode dated 23 March 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - The Men Who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (1973) (TV) .... Himself
- The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Director
- "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 21 January 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 19 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Today" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971)
... alias NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... alias The Today Show (USA)
- Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 19 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
... alias The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 16 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
- Frank Capra (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Himself - Guest Host (1 episode, 1956)
... alias Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Here Comes the Groom (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host - The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1961, he directed a pilot for a proposed TV anthology series called, "Frank Capra Comedy Theater". The series never came to fruition.
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Publicity Listings:
8 Biographical Movies | 7 Print Biographies | 6 Articles
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