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