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Janos the Valiant (1939)

Janos the Valiant poster
Original title
János Vitéz
Directed by
Béla Gaál
Genre
fantasy
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young shepherd named Janos goes on a quest to find his lost love and faces magical challenges along the way. The story is based on a Hungarian epic poem and features music and fantasy elements.

whimsicalromanticadventurousmusicalfantasticalnostalgiclightheartedheroic

What happens

Janos the Valiant (Hungarian: János vitéz) is a 1939 Hungarian musical fantasy adventure film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Margit Dajka, Imre Palló and Ferenc Kiss. It is inspired by the epic poem János vitéz by Sándor Petőfi. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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