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Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several 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".

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Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several 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".

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“I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.”
— 1001 quotations to inspire you before you die, Quintessence Editions Ltd., 2016, ISBN 978-1-84403-895-4

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🎬 Filmography

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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Director

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 · Director

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Director

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Director

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934 · Director

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