15 Mar 1983
Zrelá mladosť
Biographical film about the work of the young Klement Gottwald. The story depicts his stay in Banská Bystrica, where he edited the Slovak communist press and helped organise the communist revolutionary movement.

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.

Juraj Jánosík

Tereza

Hrajnoha

Surovec

Gajdošík

Father Urhocik

Zurayi

Aurel

Dráb Zubor
páter Domanič
Jánosík's father
Jánosík's mother

Grandfather

Jánošík (child)
Tereza (child)
Ilčík (child)
Prepelica
Slepá Baba

sudca Očkayi

Gróf Dolinayi
15 Mar 1983
Biographical film about the work of the young Klement Gottwald. The story depicts his stay in Banská Bystrica, where he edited the Slovak communist press and helped organise the communist revolutionary movement.

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