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Frank Capra - news / articles


  • Capra classic tops AFI list - 16 June 2006
    Frank Capra's 1946 classic It's A Wonderful Life has been voted the most inspiring film of all time by the American Film Institute (AFI). - -The film was selected by a jury comprising over 1,500 box office boffins, including critics, actors, reviewers and cinema hist

Frank Capra - what members say


  • It's A Wonderful Life
  • It's A Wonderful Life review by F L from UK
    Rated - 5 stars Leni Riefenstahl rides again ... 25 September 2005
    ...iefenstahl's 'Triumph of the Will', not that I'm suggesting for one moment that Frank Capra set out to make anything else than a wonderfully heart-warming and life re-affi...  
  • Lost Horizon
  • Lost Horizon review by Simon from Falkirk Scotland
    Rated - 5 stars Frank Capra's Other Classic 9 September 2004
    ...Frank Capra directed a range of films with a similar theme- the decency of the common (read 'poor') man and the ability of people to work together with each other for a co...  
  • Mr Smith Goes To Washington
  • Mr Smith Goes To Washington review by Daniel Johnson from london.
    Rated - 5 stars brilliant! 25 October 2004
    ... by him and the films he is in to the point of wanting to change your life. Frank Capra is often cited as a king of corniness and cheese, but I certainly don't feel th...  

Frank Capra - filmography


  • Pocketful Of Miracles on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Bette Davis,  Glenn Ford,  Hope Lange
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: U
    Annie (Bette Davis), an ageing apple-seller, passes herself off as a woman of wealth in order to impress her daughter's fiance. Young Louise (Ann-Margret) has just returned from years in Spain and hopes to marry into the well to-do family of a Count. Assisting Annie in her comic charade is a motley ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 58% from 241 members
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  • It's A Wonderful Life on DVD (1946)
    Starring: James Stewart,  Donna Reed,  Lionel Barrymore
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: U
    It's A Wonderful Life! is the ultimate seasonal feel-good film. Starring the unforgettable James Stewart as George Bailey, the man who receives the greatest Christmas gift of all, and a superb ensemble cast including Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore, this high-spirited Christmas tale is directed by ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.0 82% from 6,852 members
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  • Arsenic and Old Lace on DVD (1944)
    Starring: Cary Grant,  Raymond Massey,  Jack Carson
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: PG
    A drama critic discovers that his family are mad on the eve of his wedding. His aunts have hidden thirteen bodies in the cellar and the police are hunting for his brother who has also committed murder. Can he keep it all a secret from the rest of the world....?
    Rate this: 3.5 75% from 900 members
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  • Meet John Doe on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Gary Cooper,  Barbara Stanwyck,  Edward Arnold
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: U
    In this Frank Capra film, Gary Cooper plays Long John Willoughby, an unemployed man who is duped into becoming an American symbol by D.B. Norton (Edward Arnold), an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon. When Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is fired by Norton, she sends a fake suicide note to the publisher ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 63% from 337 members
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  • Lost Horizon on DVD (1937)
    Starring: Ronald Coleman,  Jane Wyatt,  John Howard
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: U
    Capra's timeless masterpiece is fully restored. Based on James Hilton's book, five people stumble upon an idyllic valley in the Himalayas called Shangri-La, where peace abounds and time has virtually stopped. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 70% from 226 members
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  • It Happened One Night on DVD (1934)
    Starring: Clark Gable,  Claudette Colbert
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: U
    A sparkling, legendary romantic comedy based on the story "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams about a news reporter and a runaway heiress who fall in love while traveling cross country on a bus. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Clark Gable, Best Actress--..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 77% from 836 members
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  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen on DVD (1933)
    Starring: Barbara Stanwyck,  Nils Asther,  Toshia Mori
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: PG
    Set in China during the "Warlord Period" of the late 20s and early 30s, the film concerns the strange abduction of a New England missionary and a cruel but highly cultured Chinese general. As the general tries to woo the missionary, her conflicted feelings for him come to the forefront, all the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 65% from 141 members
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  • The Miracle Woman on DVD (1931)
    Starring: Barbara Stanwyck,  David Manners,  Sam Hardy
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: TBC
    After Florence Fallon's father is fired from the church where he preached for many years, she becomes embittered and loses faith. She teams up with Horsby, a con man, and performs fake miracles for profit. But the love and trust of a blind man restores her faith in God and her fellow man.
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 62 members
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Frank Capra - downloads


  • The Battle Of Britain for Download (1943)
    Starring: Amo Breker,  Douglas Bader
    Director: Frank Capra
    Certificate: TBC
    Rent from: £0.99
    Run time: 54 minutes
    A War Documentary containing all the drama and excitement of Britain's greatest battle.
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Frank Capra facts

5 most recent films


Pocketful Of Miracles - 3.0 stars
A Hole In The Head - 2.5 stars
State of the Union - 3.5 stars
It's A Wonderful Life - 4.0 stars
Why We Fight - Nazi Strike - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films


It's A Wonderful Life - 4.0 stars
Mr Smith Goes To Washington - 3.5 stars
Mr Deeds Goes To Town - 3.5 stars
Arsenic and Old Lace - 3.5 stars
It Happened One Night - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films


Long Pants - 2.0 stars
The Strong Man - 2.0 stars
Broadway Bill - 2.5 stars
Why We Fight - Nazi Strike - 2.5 stars
Why We Fight - Divide And Conquer - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Thomas Mitchell - 4 times - show films
Edward Arnold - 3 times - show films
James Stewart - 3 times - show films
Barbara Stanwyck - 3 times - show films
Jean Arthur - 3 times - show films