01 Jun 1980
The Robber Bridegroom
In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the plantation owner invites him to his home to meet his daughter.
Na počiatku bola pieseň
Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography.
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Karol Machata Self - Narrator
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