John, the Hero
1939Movie1 h 18 min
74
GoodGoodWatch score74
GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
1938 screen adaptation of the 1904 musical version of the classic Hungarian fairy tale poem by Sándor Petőfi about the romantic adventures of Kukorica Jancsi and his beloved Iluska.
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Audiences 59GoodWatch 75
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 fantasy movies, −22 min on the typical 100
typical 10078Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Released
1939
January 26, 1939
87 years ago
Genre
FantasyLanguage
Hungarian
Original language
Made in
Hungary
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Béla Gaál Director
Writing · 4
- Sándor Petőfi Writer
- Jenö Heltai Screenplay
- Károly Bakonyi Screenplay
- Gyula Somogyváry Screenplay
Sound · 1
- Pongrac Kacsoh Music
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