Johnny Corncob

Johnny Corncob
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
Release dates	1 May 1973
Running time	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]

References

1. Vollenbroek, Tunde (2015-05-18). "Marcell Jankovics Q&A: 'Why Would One Imitate Reality?'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
2. "János vitéz 40 éve". Cultura.hu (in Hungarian). 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2015-08-18.