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7.4/10 Movieo Country Hungary Running time 1h 14m Screenplay Péter Szoboszlay Cinematography Zoltán Bacsó, Irén Henrik | 7.6/10 IMDb Music director János Gyulai Gaál | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Screenplay by Marcell JankovicsTamás SiposPéter Szoboszlay Edited by János CzipauerKatalin GyöpösKatalin Szakács Release date 3 May 1973 (1973-05-03) Similar Sisyphus, The Tragedy Of Man, Dragon and Slippers, Hugo the Hippo, Foam Bath |
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.
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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. The visual style was inspired by George Dunning's 1968 film Yellow Submarine.
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