František Čáp

František Čáp
Čáp with Metka Gabrijelčič in 1953 at the Vesna premiere in Belgrade.
Born(1913-12-07)7 December 1913
Died12 January 1972(1972-01-12) (aged 58)
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1937–1948 (Czechoslovakia)
1950–1970 (West Germany)
1953–1965 (Yugoslavia)

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.