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name: "Bernt Amadeus Capra"
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roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "11 April 1941"
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# Bernt Amadeus Capra

Production designer. Born 11 April 1941 in Vienna, Austria.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 11 April 1941, Vienna, Austria
- **Also known as:** Bernt Capra, Amadeus Capra

## Biography

Bernt Amadeus Capra is a production designer and director. Born on 11 April 1941 in Vienna, Austria, he has worked extensively in film and television, often credited as Bernt Capra or Amadeus Capra.

His production design credits include the television series *Carnivàle* (2003), for which he shared a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series, *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), *Peaceful Warrior* (2006) and *This Is It* (2009). He directed *Mindwalk* (1990) and contributed to the art department on *This Is Spinal Tap* (1984). He is the brother of Fritjof Capra.

*Sources: imdb.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Carnivàle* (2003), Fi1m 76, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)

## Also known for

- *What's Eating Gilbert Grape* (1993), Production Design
- *This Is It* (2009), Production Design
- *Peaceful Warrior* (2006), Production Design
- *Bagdad Cafe* (1987), Art Direction
- *Trade* (2007), Set Designer
- *Jolene* (2010), Production Design
- *Zeus & Roxanne* (1997), Production Design
- *Mindwalk* (1991), Director, Story

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