Directing
František Čáp
Born December 7, 1913 · Celákovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Died January 13, 1972 · aged 58
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 (no…
Known For
Moment of Decision · 1955Moment of Decision
★ 5.81955
MovieDramaWar
A story set in a Slovenian town during WW2. The White Guardists bring a wounded partisan to doctor Koren, but he kills their lieutenant, thus helping them both to escape.
Men Without Wings · 1946Men Without Wings
★ 5.71946
MovieWarDrama
After an attack against the guard of the Third Reich, Nazi repression intensifies, and the Czechoslovakian resistance's organized sabotage in an aircraft factory leads to Gestapo shootings.
Wally of the Vultures · 1956Wally of the Vultures
★ 6.81956
MovieDrama
The father of young maiden Wally wants to force the girl into a marriage.
Jarka a Věra · 1938Jarka a Věra
★ 5.31938
MovieComedy
Student Jarek Pšenička worries teachers and parents in this Czech comedy. He is in his second year of sixth form and is facing another re-examination. His sister Věra is the exact opposite of her brother: she is a model student. But she also cannot avoid trouble - she falls hopelessly in love with Jarek's home tutor, a candidate for professorship, Stáni Mařík...
Don't Whisper · 1957Don't Whisper
★ 7.51957
MovieComedy
A young girl, Vesna, goes on a skiing vacation to Slovenian Alps, where she is being looked after by her aunt. Her family gets worried when they meet Vesna's boyfriend, and try to marry the couple, thinking that she may be pregnant with him.
The World Where One Goes Begging · 1938The World Where One Goes Begging
★ 7.01938
MovieComedy
The smooth narration, corresponding to the requirements of a light comedy, develops the smiling and optimistic story of the "one-armed" beggar Dostál, who earned enough money with his excellent begging skills to buy a nice house, become a respectable master of the house, and save the impoverished lawyer Neprosil from poverty, who he contributed regularly to him when he was still well off. He also wanted to get him together with his pretty ward Zorka, for whom he said he would be an ideal husband, but the young people were able to do that by themselves and without his clumsy help, or rather despite his rather ineffective help... The film was shown at the VI. IFF in Venice in 1938.
Mother-Hen · 1937Mother-Hen
★ 7.31937
MovieComedy
A comedy about a caring protector of the family who had help, good advice and understanding for everyone. No one in the family calls Anna Svojanovská anything other than Kvočna - everyone is used to running under her protective wings as soon as any problems arise. And what a blessing this mother and grandmother has to deal with!
The Door Remains Open · 1959The Door Remains Open
★ 5.31959
MovieDrama
A juvenile delinquent escapes the hall and responses to ad of the parents who lost their son in WWII. After being accepted with much love and care, he reconsiders his initial plan to rob the family.
Filmography
Sort
















