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František Čáp

Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 7, 1913Died January 13, 1972 (58 years)
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.

Known For

  • Nocní motýl
  • Die Geierwally
  • Adventure in Berlin
  • Sand, Love and Salt
  • X-25 Reports
  • Ohnivé léto
  • Virginity
  • Rinaldo Rinaldini
  • Krok do tmy

František Čáp Filmography

1962
1960
1957
1954
1953
1941
Nocní motýl · as Screenplay
1940
Babicka · as Screenplay
1939
Ohnivé léto · as Screenplay
1938
Krok do tmy · as Screenplay
1937
Virginity · as Screenplay

2016
Zkáza krásou · as Self

1957

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