- Johnny the Giant Killer
"Johnny the Giant Killer" ( _fr. Jeannot l'intrépide) is a French animated film from 1950. The low-budget film was produced and directed by Hungarian-born
Jean Image , and was made in 1½ years with a very small crew. The music was composed by famed French musicianRené 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 byLippert Pictures , a company specialising inB-movie s."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.References
*Beck, Jerry (2005). "The Animated Movie Guide". ISBN 1-55652-591-5. Chicago Reader Press. Retrieved March 27, 2007.
ee also
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List of animated feature-length films External links
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* [http://www.kiddiematinee.com/j-johnny.html Kiddie Matinee page]
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