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Frank Capra
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Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

Also known as: Francesco Capra, Francesco Rosario Capra, Frank Robert Capra, Frank Russell Capra, Фрэнк Капра, فرانك كابرا

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Known works

  • Name above the title (1971)
  • Why we fight
  • WWII collection
  • Meet John Doe
  • Frank Capra (1971)