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František Čáp is a Director and Scriptwriter Tchèque born on 7 december 1913 at Bohemia (Republique tcheque)

František Čáp

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Nationality Republique tcheque
Birth 7 december 1913 at Bohemia (Republique tcheque)
Death 13 january 1972 (at 58 years) at Piran (Slovenie)

František Čáp (7 December 1913 – 12 January 1972), also known as "Franz Cap" in Germany, was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970.

In 1941 at the Venice Film Festival he won a commendation from the jury for his film Noční motýl (The Moth). At the 1946 Cannes Film Festival he won the Grand Prize for his film Muži bez křídel (Men without Wings).

As an already established professional, Čáp moved to Ljubljana in 1952, following an invitation by Branimir Tuma, director of Triglav Film. His first Yugoslav film, romantic comedy Vesna (1953), had elements of Heimatfilm and pre-World War II Czech and Austrian melodrama, and proved highly successful both artistically and commercially, as did its sequel Ne čakaj na maj (1957). In 1954 and 1955 at the Pula Film Festival he won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film.

In 1956 Čáp shot one of his best-known films, Die Geierwally (Wally the Vulture), based on the novel by Wilhelmine von Hillern, in Germany. X-25 javlja ("X-25 Reports", 1960), a World War II spy thriller set in Zagreb, saw extensive international theatrical release. However, after his poorly received comedy Naš avto ("Our Car", 1962), Čáp was unable to find work in Yugoslavia, and he turned to directing films and television series in Germany and Austria.

Usually with

Stane Sever
Stane Sever
(3 films)
Eman Fiala
Eman Fiala
(3 films)
Josef Kemr
Josef Kemr
(3 films)
Václav Trégl
Václav Trégl
(3 films)
Karel Effa
Karel Effa
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of František Čáp (10 films)

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Director

Don't Whisper
Don't Whisper (1957)
, 1h47
Directed by František Čáp
Genres Comedy
Actors Frane Milčinski, Stane Sever
Rating75% 3.766243.766243.766243.766243.76624
We meet the characters from Vesna again in this film. Vesna is on half-term holidays in the mountains, being looked after by her aunt. A meeting with Vesna's boyfriend upsets her family and they decide that she should marry because they think she is pregnant. The confusion suits the young couple who wanted to get married in the first place.
Vesna
Vesna (1953)
, 1h36
Directed by František Čáp
Genres Comedy
Actors Frane Milčinski, Stane Sever
Rating80% 4.0194154.0194154.0194154.0194154.019415
Three brothers, Samo, Sandi and Krištof think up a plot to get hold of maths finals test papers from their professor at secondary school through courting a girl they assume is his daughter. Not knowing her true name, they call her Vesna, after the Slavic goddess of Spring. The professor's real daughter, the attractive Janja turns up for a date with Samo and they fall in love. When Vesna / Janja finds out the original reason for Samo's interest in her, she does not want to see him again, but eventually changes her mind.
Men Without Wings
Men Without Wings (1946)
, 1h19
Directed by František Čáp
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Gustav Nezval, Jiřina Petrovická, Eduard Linkers, George Pravda
Rating63% 3.173733.173733.173733.173733.17373
La répression nazie s'intensifie en Tchécoslovaquie, après une attaque contre la garde du IIIe Reich. Le sabotage d'un avion dans une usine par la Résistance entraîne une fusillade de la Gestapo. L'ouvrier Petr Lom doit faire un choix : doit-il se sacrifier pour sauver ses compagnons ?

Scriptwriter

Don't Whisper
Don't Whisper (1957)
, 1h47
Directed by František Čáp
Genres Comedy
Actors Frane Milčinski, Stane Sever
Roles Writer
Rating75% 3.766243.766243.766243.766243.76624
We meet the characters from Vesna again in this film. Vesna is on half-term holidays in the mountains, being looked after by her aunt. A meeting with Vesna's boyfriend upsets her family and they decide that she should marry because they think she is pregnant. The confusion suits the young couple who wanted to get married in the first place.
Vesna
Vesna (1953)
, 1h36
Directed by František Čáp
Genres Comedy
Actors Frane Milčinski, Stane Sever
Roles Writer
Rating80% 4.0194154.0194154.0194154.0194154.019415
Three brothers, Samo, Sandi and Krištof think up a plot to get hold of maths finals test papers from their professor at secondary school through courting a girl they assume is his daughter. Not knowing her true name, they call her Vesna, after the Slavic goddess of Spring. The professor's real daughter, the attractive Janja turns up for a date with Samo and they fall in love. When Vesna / Janja finds out the original reason for Samo's interest in her, she does not want to see him again, but eventually changes her mind.