Director

František Čáp

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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 1All crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 49243

IMDb ID: nm0134898

Known for: Directing

Born: December 7, 1913

Died: January 13, 1972

Age: 58

Place of birth: Celákovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1932 - 1968

Years active: 37

Wikidata: Q576589

Also known as

Franz Cap • Frantisek Cáp • Франтишек Чап • František Xaverský Čáp

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Director (16)Screenplay (8)Creative Producer (2)Writer (1)

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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, 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.

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