František Čáp

František Čáp

DirectorEditorWriterDirectingActor Dec 7 (died age 58) Celákovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic] 1932–1970 (38 year career)
5.9 avg rating

Biography

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,…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (1)

Crew (58)

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Movies (57)

The Camel Goes Through the Eye of the Needle

The Camel Goes Through the Eye of the Needle

1970

Director

Piran

Piran

1965

Director

Piran

Piran

1965

Editor

Piran

Piran

1965

Writer

We'll Meet Tonight

We'll Meet Tonight

1962

Director

5.5
Our Car

Our Car

1962

Director

6.2
Our Car

Our Car

1962

Writer

6.2
X-25 Reports

X-25 Reports

1960

Director

5.5
X-25 Reports

X-25 Reports

1960

Writer

5.5
The Door Remains Open

The Door Remains Open

1959

Director

5.0
Don't Whisper

Don't Whisper

1957

Director

7.5
Don't Whisper

Don't Whisper

1957

Writer

7.5
Sand, Love and Salt

Sand, Love and Salt

1957

Director

6.0
Sand, Love and Salt

Sand, Love and Salt

1957

Idea

6.0
Wally of the Vultures

Wally of the Vultures

1956

Director

6.0
Help - She Loves Me

Help - She Loves Me

1956

Director

7.0
Help - She Loves Me

Help - She Loves Me

1956

Writer

7.0
Moment of Decision

Moment of Decision

1955

Director

5.5
Moment of Decision

Moment of Decision

1955

Writer

5.5
The Beginning Was Sin

The Beginning Was Sin

1954

Director

The Beginning Was Sin

The Beginning Was Sin

1954

Writer

Vesna

Vesna

1953

Director

6.8
Vesna

Vesna

1953

Writer

6.8
Dvaasedmdesátka

Dvaasedmdesátka

1953

Creative Producer

Adventure in Berlin

Adventure in Berlin

1952

Director

6.0
Das ewige Spiel

Das ewige Spiel

1951

Director

5.5
Crown Jewels

Crown Jewels

1950

Director

The Musician

The Musician

1948

Director

5.0
The Musician

The Musician

1948

Screenplay

5.0
Dnes neordinuji

Dnes neordinuji

1948

Creative Producer

7.0
White Darkness

White Darkness

1948

Director

4.5
White Darkness

White Darkness

1948

Screenplay

4.5
Three Pals

Three Pals

1947

Creative Producer

4.0
Sign of the Anchor

Sign of the Anchor

1947

Director

6.0
Sign of the Anchor

Sign of the Anchor

1947

Screenplay

6.0
Men Without Wings

Men Without Wings

1946

Director

5.6
Mist on the Moors

Mist on the Moors

1944

Director

7.0
Mist on the Moors

Mist on the Moors

1944

Screenplay

7.0
Girl from the Beskids

Girl from the Beskids

1944

Director

6.0
Tanečnice

Tanečnice

1943

Director

5.0
Tanečnice

Tanečnice

1943

Screenplay

5.0
Nocturnal Butterfly

Nocturnal Butterfly

1941

Director

6.2
Nocturnal Butterfly

Nocturnal Butterfly

1941

Screenplay

6.2
Preludium

Preludium

1941

Director

7.0
Jan Cimbura

Jan Cimbura

1941

Director

8.0
Jan Cimbura

Jan Cimbura

1941

Screenplay

8.0
Panna

Panna

1940

Director

5.5
Grandmother

Grandmother

1940

Director

6.1
Grandmother

Grandmother

1940

Screenplay

6.1
Fiery Summer

Fiery Summer

1939

Director

4.4
Fiery Summer

Fiery Summer

1939

Screenplay

4.4
Jarka a Věra

Jarka a Věra

1938

Screenplay

3.0
A Step into the Darkness

A Step into the Darkness

1938

Screenplay

5.5
The World Where One Goes Begging

The World Where One Goes Begging

1938

Screenplay

Mother-Hen

Mother-Hen

1937

Screenplay

6.5
Virginity

Virginity

1937

Screenplay

5.3
V tom domečku pod Emauzy

V tom domečku pod Emauzy

1934

Assistant Director