Capra

American  

[kap-ruh] / ˈkæp rə /

noun

1. Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.

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Capra British  

/ ˈkæprə /

noun

1. Frank. 1896–1992, US film director born in Italy. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and several propaganda films during World War II.

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Example Sentences

Based on the Pulitzer-winning play, it is a box-office success and earns Frank Capra his third Oscar directing award.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

And “Roofman,” which in its themes of personal responsibility, community and acceptance holds much in common with the work of Frank Capra, is his kind of film.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

No matter when you tuned in, he was telling it like it is, for 25 straight hours with passion, insight, inspiration and empathy, like something out of a Frank Capra movie.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025

Famously, the Frank Capra directed fantasy drama failed to break even when it was first released, but became a TV fixture after the rights to the film entered the public domain in 1974.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023

Those who had had dates over the weekend talked about the new movies in town—Gary Cooper in One Sunday Afternoon, at the Paramount, and a Frank Capra film, Lady for a Day, at the Roxy.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown