Fantasy · Hungary · 1939 · 1h 18m

John, the Hero

János Vitéz

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Director
Béla Gaál
Cast
Imre Palló as Kukorica Jancsi Dajka Margit as Iluska Tivadar Bilicsi as Csillagjós Gyula Csortos as Burkus király Ferenc Kiss as Bagó Piri Peéry as Iluska mostohája
Crew
Károly Bakonyi — Screenplay Gyula Somogyváry — Screenplay Jenö Heltai — Screenplay Sándor Petőfi — Writer
Tagline

Sándor Petőfi's masterpiece comes to life on the screen!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
poemmusical
Key Collaborators
Béla Gaál Director Károly Bakonyi Screenplay Gyula Somogyváry Screenplay Jenö Heltai Screenplay Sándor Petőfi Writer
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