Paľo Bielik

Paľo Bielik (December 11, 1910 – April 23, 1983), also known as Ján Bukva, was a Slovak film director, screenwriter and actor.During the war Paľo Bielik began shooting short films, and later devoted himself to the creation of successful full-length shots.In the film played a team of excellent actors like Ladislav Slovak Chudík, Joseph Budský, Francis Dibarbora, Ťapák Martin and many others.As an award of this movie he received a special honorable mention and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 11th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1958.The films of Slovak actor and director were mostly ballad stories of strong, vibrant characters, mostly ended fatally.
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