Film

Jánošík

Name: Jánošík
Director: Paľo Bielik
Released: 1963
Rating: 7.5
Cast: František Kuchta, Ctibor Filčík, Dušan Blaškovič, Ondrej Jariabek, Martin Ťapák

1963 · 170 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Paľo Bielik

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.