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Frank Capra, Jr.

Frank Warner Capra, known as Frank Capra Jr., was an American film and television producer. He was one of the three children of film director Frank Capra and his second wife, Lucille. His own sons, Frank Capra III and Jonathan Capra, are assistant directors.

At the time of his death, Capra Jr. was president of EUE/Screen Gems studio, which he had helped to found in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the mid-1980s, and a member of the North Carolina Film Council.

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Movies Made By Frank Capra, Jr. (15)

Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute (2007)

The titular directors discussed are: Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (1930-1933), Jack King (1934-1936), Ub Iwerks (1937), Ben Hardaway (1934-1940), Norm McCabe (1940-1943), and Art Davis (1945-1949) ...

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Marie: A True Story (1985)

In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system. ...

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Firestarter (1984)

Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her? ...

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The Seduction (1982)

A beautiful newscaster is stalked and tormented by a photographer obsessed with her beauty. ...

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Vice Squad (1982)

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp. ...

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An Eye for an Eye (1981)

Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places. ...

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The Black Marble (1980)

When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partner -- the pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman, who's experiencing a midlife crisis and does not welcome Valni ...

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Born Again (1978)

Having been imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal, Charles Colson undergoes a religious conversion. ...

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Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)

After a senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power industry, the remaining senator and the state governor must decide on a person who will play along with their shady deals and not cause any problems. They ...

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a commun ...

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Tom Sawyer (1973)

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder. ...

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity. ...

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Play It Again, Sam (1972)

A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart. ...

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape. ...

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Marooned (1969)

After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. T ...

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Movies Starring Frank Capra, Jr. (8)

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... You Can't Take It With You (2008)

The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1938 hit comedy, "You Can't Take It With You. ...

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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian Americ ...

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Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers... 'American Madness' (2006)

In this documentary short, Frank Capra, Jr. discusses the real-life San Francisco banker on which 'American Madness' (1932) was based. ...

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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (2000)

The son of director Frank Capra provides commentary on the making of 1939's "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". ...

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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' (1999)

The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1934 hit comedy, "It Happened One Night. ...

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Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascin ...

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Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard. ...

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Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (1991)

This making-of/interview segment is featured on the Republic Pictures DVD release for It's a Wonderful Life (1946). ...

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