Johnny the Giant Killer (1950)
1h
Running Time
December 13, 1950Release Date
Johnny the Giant Killer (1950)
1h
Running Time
December 13, 1950Release Date
Plot.
Johnny and his friends embark on a journey to rid their land of an evil giant. While inside the giant's castle, the children are trapped by the giant and put through a magical shrinking machine. Johnny narrowly escapes the castle, but he is now the size of a small insect. Johnny will find that the world of insects is no picnic. The bees are feuding with the hornets, and Johnny is right in the middle of it. Johnny must now gain the trust of the insects to help him rescue his friends from the giant. Can he do it in time?
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Colline
Various Characters
Paul Colline
Various Characters
Suzy Dornac
Various Characters
Jacques Tritsch
(Voice)
Fred Pasquali
Various Characters
Jean Image
Director
Georges Thibaut
(Voice)
Marcel Quinton
(Voice)
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 13, 1950
Original NameJeannot l'intrépide
StatusReleased
Running Time1h
Genres
Wiki.
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.
The bees would later appear in the 1960-1963 television series Joe the Little Boom Boom and the 1973 film of the same name which was released as Johnny in the Valley of the Giants in English-speaking territories.