František Čáp was born on December 7, 1913 in Celákovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for Nachtfalter (1941), Melodie im Frühling (1953) and Entscheidung am Fluß (1955). He died on January 12, 1972 in Ankaran, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.