Frank Capra, Jr.
出生 : 1934-03-20, Los Angeles, California, USA
死亡 : 2007-12-19
略歴
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.
Self
The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1938 hit comedy, "You Can't Take It With You."
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 American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.
Thanks
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)
Self
The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1934 hit comedy, "It Happened One Night."
Himself
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 fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.
Himself
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
Self
This making-of/interview segment is featured on the Republic Pictures DVD release for It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Producer
A single mother takes a job with the government where she is confronted with corruption.
Producer
As youths, Andy McGee and his future wife, Vicky, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple's daughter, Charlie, begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes a target for the enigmatic agency known as "The Shop."
Executive Producer
An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
Producer
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.
Producer
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 Valnikov's company. But as these emotionally bruised cops are drawn deeper into the bizarre world of dog shows, animal fanatics and pet cemeteries, they're also drawn to each other.
Producer
Having been imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal, Charles Colson undergoes a religious conversion.
Producer
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 decide on Billy Jack, currently sitting in prison after being sent to jail at the end of his previous film, as they don't expect him to be capable of much, and they think he will attract young voters to the party.
Associate Producer
シーザーが主導した人間への反乱は、最終的に核戦争へと発展し、地球の支配者は人間から猿に移り変わった。2003年、シーザーは原野に新たな集落を築き、人間を召使としてだが共存して暮らしていた。補佐役である人間のマクドナルドは人間と猿の対等な関係を求めるが、シーザーは過去の経緯から人間の解放に慎重な態度をとっていた。ある日、シーザーは「死んだ両親の記録が壊滅した都市に保管されている」とマクドナルドから聞き、マクドナルドとヴァージルを連れて核戦争で壊滅した都市に向かう。
Associate Producer
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.
Associate Producer
コーネリアスの語ったとおり、疫病により犬や猫は死滅し、猿が第一位のペットとなった。1991年、日々深まるサルたちの奴隷としての扱い、コーネリアスの息子シーザーの養父も同然だった人間アルマンドの死をきっかけに、シーザーは反乱を決意。高度の知能とテレパシーを武器に猿たちのリーダーとなり、ついに反乱を起こす。
Associate Producer
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.
Associate Producer
ミュータント人類と猿類との戦争は、地球の消滅で幕を閉じた。コーネリアスとジーラはその直前に宇宙船で脱出したが、たどり着いたのは1973年の地球であった。最初はサルを好意的に受け入れた米国社会だったが、地球の未来が「サルによる人間の支配」であることが判明し、動揺が広がる。人間達はコーネリアス達を疎むようになり、2匹は命を狙われ始める。
Producer
ジョン・スタージェス監督によるSFサスペンス。宇宙船の故障で宇宙に取り残されてしまった飛行士たちの姿と、彼らを何とか救出しようとする管制センターの奮闘を描く。グレゴリー・ペックら豪華スターが共演。
