Pa%C4%BEo Bielik

Pao Bielik , also known as Jan Bukva, was a Slovak film director, screenwriter and actor. He was one of notable personalities in the time of beginnings of slovak cinematography.

He was born in Bansk Bystrica, then part of Czechoslovakia. At the start he played amateur theatre in Bansk Bystrica. In the role of Jnok eponymous game by Ji Mahen, Karol Plicka noticed him and recommended for the title role in the film Jnok to Martin Fri. It was the second film of the legendary story about the famous highwayman. The success of the film led Bielik to a professional theatrical career in the Slovak National Theatre. . During the war, he began to deal with short films and in 1945 he became a director of feature films. After his debut he starred in several other films of this important director . During the filming of the movie directed by Frin, which was first ever movie produced in Slovakia, Varj!, Bielik was his codirector and also played one of the main characters. During the war Palo Bielik began shooting short films, and later devoted himself to the creation of successful fulllength shots. Along with Karol Krko he filmed a documentary film For freedom, in which wer

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