Johnny the Giant Killer

Based On the book by Charles Perrault

Johnny the Giant Killer aka Johnny vs the Giant or Johnny Little and the Giant (French: Jeannot l'intrépide) is a 1950 French fantasy animated film directed by Jean Image. The film was made in 11⁄2 years with a very small crew. The first feature-length animated film made in France, the work's music was composed by René 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 by Lippert Pictures, a company specialising in B-movies.

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Release date:

December 13, 1950

Director:

Jean Image, Charles Frank

Genre:

Children's

Country:

France

Language:

French

Year page:

1950 in adaptations