Janko Ravnik

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Janko Ravnik

Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer. He was born in Bohinjska Bistrica and died in Ljubljana. In 1931, he filmed In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn (Slovene: V kraljestvu Zlatoroga), the first Slovene feature film. It features ascent of a group of students to the top of Mount Triglav. In 1929, Ravnik filmed a great national ceremony in Ljubljana on the 120th anniversary of the establishment of Illyrian Provinces, during which a monument was erected to Napoleon and Illyria at French Revolution Square. Films of the period were black-and-white.

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Name	Ravnik, Janko
Alternative names
Short description	Musician and composer
Date of birth	7 March 1891
Place of birth	Bohinjska Bistrica, Slovenia
Date of death	2 September 1981
Place of death	Ljubljana, Slovenia

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