| Janos the Valiant | |
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| Directed by | Béla Gaál |
| Written by | Károly Bakonyi Jenö Heltai Gyula Somogyváry |
| Based on | János vitéz by Sándor Petőfi |
| Produced by | László Szirtes |
| Starring | Margit Dajka Imre Palló Ferenc Kiss |
| Cinematography | Karl Kurzmayer |
| Edited by | Viktor Bánky |
| Music by | Pongrác Kacsóh |
| Production company | Kino Filmipari |
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| Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Janos the Valiant (Hungarian: János vitéz) is a 1939 Hungarian musical fantasy adventure film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Margit Dajka, Imre Palló and Ferenc Kiss. It is inspired by the epic poem János vitéz by Sándor Petőfi. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán.
Cast
- Margit Dajka as Iluska
- Imre Palló as Kukorica Jancsi ("Johnny Corn")
- Ferenc Kiss as Bagó
- Piri Peéry as stepmother of Iluska
- Gyula Csortos as Burkus király
- Erzsi Simor as Burkus királylány
- Tibor Vitéz as Strázsamester
- Gyula Gózon as Csõsz
- Tivadar Bilicsi as astrologer
- Izabella Nagy as wife of bartender
- Menyhért Gulyás as Parasztbácsi
- Lajos Kelemen as Turkish pasha
- Ferenc Pataki as astrologer
References
- Guesnet Lupovitch & Polonsky p.308
Bibliography
- Guesnet, François, Lupovitch, Howard & Polonsky, Antony(ed.) Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 31: Poland and Hungary: Jewish Realities Compared. Liverpool University Press, 2018.
- Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
External links
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