Overview
A traditional Hungarian poetic fairytale that describes the epic adventures of a young shepherd through love, war, magic and death.
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Based on
Based on John the Valiant
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Music
Music by János Gyulai Gaál
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Zoltán Bacsó and Irén Henrik
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Marcell JankovicsWriter
- Tamás SiposWriter
- Péter SzoboszlayWriter
- Sándor PetőfiWriter
- Original title
- János Vitéz
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 1, 1973
- Original language
- Hungarian
- Countries
- Hungary
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In the United States
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