Frank Capra
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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".
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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It Happened One Night (1934)
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
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Forbidden (1932)
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Dirigible (1931)
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Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
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You Can't Take It with You (1938)
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Ladies of Leisure (1930)
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
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Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)
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Meet John Doe (1941)
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Lost Horizon (1937)
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Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
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State of the Union (1948)
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
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Hemo the Magnificent (1957)
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Here Comes the Groom (1951)
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Rain or Shine (1930)
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Riding High (1950)
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So This Is Love (1928)
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A Hole in the Head (1959)
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The Miracle Woman (1931)
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Lady for a Day (1933)
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Our Mr. Sun (1956)
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Broadway Bill (1934)
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American Madness (1932)
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The Way of the Strong (1928)
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The Strong Man (1926)
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Fulta Fisher's Boarding House (1922)
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Attack in the Pacific (1944)
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G.I. Journal (1944)
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Platinum Blonde (1931)
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Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike (1943)
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Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)
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Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943)
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The Younger Generation (1929)
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The Matinee Idol (1928)
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The Power of the Press (1928)
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Long Pants (1927)
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Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944)
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Rendezvous in Space (1964)
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War Comes to America (1945)
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Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer (1943)
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Two Down and One to Go (1945)
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The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays (1957)
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Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America (2000)
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Flight (1929)
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Our Job in Japan (1945)
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Your Job in Germany (1945)
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Submarine (1928)
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Tunisian Victory (1944)
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That Certain Thing (1928)
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For the Love of Mike (1927)
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Attack! The Battle for New Britain (1944)
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The Donovan Affair (1929)
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The Fallbrook Story (1952)
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Say It with Sables (1928)
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Here Is Germany (1945)
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The Italian Warship Libia (1921)
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