František Čáp
Czech film director (1913-1972) · Serbia · On the map · Directors · Died at 58
František Čáp, also known as Franz Cap in Germany, was a Czech film director and screenwriter, who was also active in Germany and Yugoslavia. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970.
František Čáp is read about 10 times a day, in 21 languages.
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1972Died13 January 19721970The Camel Goes Through the Eye of the NeedleFilm, Director1968
La kermesse des brigandsSeries, Director1962
Our CarFilm, Director, Writer1959
The Door Remains OpenFilm, Director1957
Don't WhisperFilm, Director, Writer1955Golden Arena for Best DirectorAward
Moment of DecisionFilm, 1955Director, Writer1953
VesnaFilm, Director, Writer1951Das ewige SpielFilm, Director1950Crown JewelsFilm, Director1947
Sign of the AnchorFilm, Director, Writer1944Girl from the BeskidsFilm, Director1941Jan CimburaFilm, Director, Writer1940
GrandmotherFilm, Director, Writer1938
A Step into the DarknessFilm, Writer1932
Before GraduationFilm1913Born7 December 1913
La kermesse des brigandsSeries, Director1962Our CarFilm, Director, Writer1959The Door Remains OpenFilm, Director1957Don't WhisperFilm, Director, Writer1955Golden Arena for Best DirectorAwardMoment of DecisionFilm, 1955Director, Writer1953VesnaFilm, Director, Writer1951Das ewige SpielFilm, Director1950Crown JewelsFilm, Director1947Sign of the AnchorFilm, Director, Writer1944Girl from the BeskidsFilm, Director1941Jan CimburaFilm, Director, Writer1940GrandmotherFilm, Director, Writer1938A Step into the DarknessFilm, Writer1932Before GraduationFilm1913Born7 December 1913People around František
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Gustav Nezval František directed Men Without Wings (1946)
Jiřina Štěpničková František directed Babicka and Jan Cimbura
Marie Glázrová František directed Nocturnal Butterfly (1941)
Stane Sever František directed Vesna and Ne čakaj na maj
Jaroslav Průcha František directed Babicka and Mist on the Moors
Terezie Brzková František directed Babicka and Mist on the Moors
Theodor Pištěk František directed Babicka and Jan Cimbura
Zvonimir Rogoz František directed Muzikant and Tanecnice
Eduard Kohout František directed Nocturnal Butterfly (1941)
Barbara Rütting František directed All Clues Lead to Berlin (1952)
Adina Mandlová Also in Mother-Hen and Virginity- Edith Schultze-Westrum František directed Sand, Love and Salt (1962)
Zdeněk Štěpánek František directed Mist on the Moors (1943)
Jan Pivec Also in The World Where One Goes Begging (1938)
Marie Nademlejnská František directed Men Without Wings (1946)
Rudolf Deyl František directed Mist on the Moors (1943)
Dana Medřická František directed Muzikant and White Darkness
Vlasta Fabianová František directed Tanecnice (1943)
František Smolík František directed Jan Cimbura (1941)
Antonie Nedošinská František directed Fiery Summer and The Virgin
Čeněk Šlégl František directed Nocturnal Butterfly (1941)
Gustav Hilmar František directed Muzikant (1948)
Metka Gabrijelčič František directed Vesna and Ne čakaj na maj
Václav Trégl František directed Muzikant (1948)
Filmography 35
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Television 1
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About this person
Having created Slovene film classics such as Vesna, Ne čakaj na maj, and Naš avto, he was also one of the most popular directors of early Slovene cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.
Country
Serbia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1972 · aged 58
