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František Čáp
Born
7 December 1913
Died
13 January 1972
Place
Celákovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Directing

František Čáp

František Čáp (7 December 1913 – 12 January 1972), also known as Franz Cap in Germany, was a Czech and later a Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970. Having created Slovene film classics such as Vesna, Ne čakaj na maj and Our Car, he is also one of the most popular directors of early Slovene cinema in 1950s and the 1960s.

Čáp was born in Čachovice (now in central Czech Republic). As an already established professional, he moved to Ljubljana in 1952, following an invitation by Branimir Tuma, director of Triglav Film. In 1957, he moved to Portorož, a coastal town in southwestern Slovenia, where he lived until his death.

As director

The Camel Goes Through the Eye of the Needle

1970 · Director
Piran

Piran

1965 · Director
Our Car

Our Car

1962 · Director

We'll Meet Tonight

1962 · Director
X-25 Reports

X-25 Reports

1960 · Director
The Door Remains Open

The Door Remains Open

1959 · Director
Don't Whisper

Don't Whisper

1957 · Director
Sand, Love and Salt

Sand, Love and Salt

1957 · Director
Wally of the Vultures

Wally of the Vultures

1956 · Director

Help - She Loves Me

1956 · Director
Moment of Decision

Moment of Decision

1955 · Director

The Beginning Was Sin

1954 · Director
Vesna

Vesna

1953 · Director
Adventure in Berlin

Adventure in Berlin

1952 · Director

Das ewige Spiel

1951 · Director

Crown Jewels

1950 · Director

White Darkness

1948 · Director

The Musician

1948 · Director
Sign of the Anchor

Sign of the Anchor

1947 · Director
Men Without Wings

Men Without Wings

1946 · Director

Mist on the Moors

1944 · Director

Girl from the Beskids

1944 · Director
Tanečnice

Tanečnice

1943 · Director
Nocturnal Butterfly

Nocturnal Butterfly

1941 · Director
Preludium

Preludium

1941 · Director

Jan Cimbura

1941 · Director
Panna

Panna

1940 · Director
Grandmother

Grandmother

1940 · Director
Fiery Summer

Fiery Summer

1939 · Director

As actor

Before Graduation

Before Graduation

1932