Johnny the Giant Killer

Johnny the Giant Killer

The poster art for the U.S. theatrical premiere of Johnny the Giant Killer
Directed by Jean Image
Produced by Jean Image
Music by René Cloërec
Cinematography Kostia Tchikine
Production
company
Jean Image Films
Release dates
  • 13 December 1950 (1950-12-13)
Running time
80 minutes
Country France
Language French

Johnny the Giant Killer aka Johnny vs the Giant (French: Jeannot l'intrépide) is a 1950 French animated film directed by Jean Image. The film was made in 1½ years with a very small crew. The 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. 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.

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