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Jánošík

1921 · 68 min

A solemn silent-era legend unfolds with stark injustice and mountain-bandit adventure, feeling earnest and a little creaky but genuinely stirring.

Directed by: Jaroslav Siakeľ
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Theodor Pištěk, Karel Schleichert, María Fabryová

Overview: Janosík, a friar retrained as a bandit, becomes the farmers' symbol of resistance and fight against the feudal conditions.

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Directed by: Jaroslav Siakeľ
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Theodor Pištěk, Karel Schleichert, María Fabryová

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
rebellion
class
betrayal
grief
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Jaroslav Siakeľ
Written by: Jozef Žák-Marušiak
Starring: Theodor Pištěk, Karel Schleichert, María Fabryová, Vladimír Šrámek, Jozef Chilo, Ludvík Hušek, Pavel Kutný, František Horlivý
Cinematography: Daniel Siakeľ
Runtime: 68 min
Country: Czechoslovakia, United States of America
Languages: No Language

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