Johnny Corncob
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| Directed by | Marcell Jankovics |
| Screenplay by | Marcell Jankovics Tamás Sipos Péter Szoboszlay |
| Based on | János Vitéz by Sándor Petőfi |
| Cinematography | Zoltán Bacsó Attila Csepela Irén Henrik Klári Kassai Csaba Nagy |
| Edited by | János Czipauer Katalin Gyöpös Katalin Szakács |
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74 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Johnny Corncob (Hungarian: János vitéz) is a 1973 Hungarian animated adventure film directed by Marcell Jankovics. It tells the story of a young man who goes on an adventure as a soldier, while longing to be reunited with the woman he loves. The film is based on the 1845 epic poem János Vitéz by Sándor Petőfi. It was the first Hungarian animated feature film.
Cast
- György Cserhalmi as Jancsi
- Anikó Nagy as Iluska
- Erzsi Pártos as Mostoha
- Antal Farkas as Gazda
- Gábor Mádi Szabó as Haramiavezér
- György Bárdy as Hussar Captain
- János Körmendi as Francia király
- Erzsébet Kútvölgyi as Királylány
Production
The film was commissioned by the Hungarian government for the 150th anniversary of Sándor Petőfi's birth. It was produced by Pannonia Film Studio and was Hungary's first ever animated feature film. It was made by a team of 130 people and took 22 months to produce.[1] The visual style was inspired by George Dunning's 1968 film Yellow Submarine.[2]
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