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Johnny Corncob
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Wikipedia article
'Johnny Corncob' 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 'Jnos vitz' by Sndor Petfi. It was the first Hungarian animated feature film.
Cast
* Gyrgy Cserhalmi as Jancsi (Johnny)
* Anik Nagy as Iluska (his girlfriend)
* Erzsi Prtos as the Mostoha (Iluska's step-mother)
* Antal Farkas as the Gazda (farmer)
* Gbor Mdi Szab as the Haramiavezr (bandit leader)
* Gyrgy Brdy as the Hussar Captain
* Jnos Krmendi as the French king
* Erzsbet Ktvlgyi as the Princess
Production
The film was commissioned by the Hungarian government for the 150th anniversary of Sndor Petfi'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'.
Trivia
In HBTV, the cartoon was set to Poco's Crazy Love and Stevie Wonder's Whereabouts even though it wasn't a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. This is because Hanna-Barbera had the distribution rights to the film at the time. Hanna-Barbera originally intended to release the film in the United States under the title "Forever Like The Rose". The film was planned to be released in 1978 but was ultimately shelved.
References
Category:1970s adventure films
Category:1970s romance films
Category:1973 animated films
Category:1973 films
Category:Films based on poems
Category:Films directed by Marcell Jankovics
Category:Hungarian animated films
Category:Hungarian romance films
Category:1970s Hungarian-language films
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