Frank Capra filmography

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Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified."

Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer for Academy Award for Best Picture on all three films, winning both awards on the first two. During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series.

After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946), performed poorly when they were first released.In ensuing decades, however, It's a Wonderful Life and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics. Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social activities. He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America.

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    American Madness

    1932, in 1 top list Check
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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House

    1922, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Battle of Britain

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Battle of China

    1944, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Battle of Russia

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
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    Broadway Bill

    1934 — a.k.a. Strictly Confidential, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Burglar

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dirigible

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
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    Divide and Conquer

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Donovan Affair

    1929, in 0 top lists Check
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    Flight

    1929, in 0 top lists Check
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    For the Love of Mike

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
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    Forbidden

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
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    Hemo the Magnificent

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
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    Here Comes the Groom

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
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    Here Is Germany

    1945, in 0 top lists Check
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    A Hole in the Head

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
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    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
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    Know Your Enemy - Japan

    1945, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ladies of Leisure

    1930, in 0 top lists Check
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    Lady for a Day

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
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    Long Pants

    1927, in 1 top list Check
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    Lost Horizon

    1937, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Matinee Idol

    1928, in 1 top list Check
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    Meet John Doe

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Miracle Woman

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Nazis Strike

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
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    Our Mr. Sun

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
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    Platinum Blonde

    1931, in 1 top list Check
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    Pocketful of Miracles

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Power of the Press

    1928, in 1 top list Check
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    Prelude to War

    1942 — a.k.a. Why We Fight, in 4 top lists Check
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    Rain or Shine

    1930, in 0 top lists Check
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    Rendezvous in Space

    1964, in 0 top lists
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    Riding High

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
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    Say It with Sables

    1928 — a.k.a. The Reckoning, in 0 top lists Check
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    So This Is Love?

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
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    State of the Union

    1948 — a.k.a. The World and His Wife, in 1 top list Check
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    The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Strong Man

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
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    Submarine

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
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    That Certain Thing

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tunisian Victory

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
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    Two Down and One to Go

    1945, in 0 top lists Check
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    La visita dell'incrociatore italiano Libia a...

    1921, in 0 top lists Check
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