Movielogr
Jánošík (1963)
Directed by Paľo Bielik
Overview
This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part talks about Jánošík’s childhood, studies and return to his native village. In the second part Jánošík leaves for the hills, where he organizes his band of brigands and starts an anti-feudal resistance. The film concludes with Jánošík’s execution.
Length 170 minutes
Actors
František Kuchta | Lucia Popp | Ctibor Filčík | Dušan Blaškovič | Ondrej Jariabek | Martin Ťapák | Jozef Kroner | Vojtech Brázdovič | Andrej Bagar | Eduard Bindas | Viliam Záborský | Samuel Adamčík | Jaroslav Rozsíval | Magda Husáková - Lokvencová | Karol L. Zachar | Vlado Černý | Eva Jurigová | Peter Krivosudský | Elena Rampáková | Vilma Jamnická | František Dibarbora | Martin Gregor | Milan Jablonsky | Ján Kramár | Ján Rybárik | Viliam Polónyi | Marek Ťapák | Elena Holéczyová | Ernest Kostelník | Anton Michalička | Adam Matejka | Ján Géc | Ernest Pauš | Ondrej Košut | Ivan Krivosudský | Stefan Winkler | Karol Skovay | Eugen Senaj | Ľudovít Reiter | Michal Slivka | Zdeněk Říha | Rudolf Velický | Ferdinand Lehotský | Imrich Strelka | Juraj Paška | Jozef Hanúsek | Vladimir Kostovic | Oľga Sýkorová | Juraj Sarvaš | Juraj Šebok | Karol Černík | Gizela Veclová | Ján Klimo | Jan Gubala | Míla Beran | Slávo Záhradnik | Jozef Cút | Slavo Drozd | Ján Mildner | Naďa Hejná | Ol'ga Vronska | Arnošt Šebesta | Pavol Mattoš | Tibor Bogdan | Ivan Mistrík