Johnny the Giant Killer
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| Johnny the Giant Killer |
The poster art for the U.S. theatrical premiere of Johnny the Giant Killer |
| Directed by |
Jean Image |
| Produced by |
Jean Image |
| Music by |
René Cloërec |
| Cinematography |
Kostia Tchikine |
| Studio |
Jean Image Films |
| Release date(s) |
13 December 1950 (1950-12-13) |
| Running time |
80 minutes |
| Country |
France |
| Language |
French |
Johnny the Giant Killer (French: Jeannot l'intrépide) is a 1950 French animated film directed by Jean Image. The film was made in 1½ years with a very small crew. The music was composed by René Cloërec.
The film won the Venice Film Festival's Grand Prix for children's films, and was picked up for U.S. distribution in 1953 by Lippert Pictures, a company specialising in B-movies. Johnny the Giant Killer was never copyrighted at all, hence its current public domain status which has led to numerous VHS and DVD copies of the cartoon published by various distributors.
[edit] References
- Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. ISBN 1-55652-591-5. Chicago Reader Press. Retrieved March 27, 2007.
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