Johnny the Giant Killer (1952)
Directed by Charles Frank / Jean Image
Genres - Fantasy, Music, Children's/Family |
Sub-Genres - Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure |
Run Time - 61 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Released in America by Lippert, Johnny the Giant Killer is a feature-length animated cartoon, produced in France by Jean Image Films. The titular hero leads his young companions to the castle of a fearsome giant. Intending to slay the huge antagonist, Johnny ends up the giant's prisoner. He and his buddies are magically miniaturized, leading to no end of hair-raising adventures. With the help of a friendly bird, Johnny is able to briefly escape his plight, only to fall into the clutches of a spider. He is then rescued by an amorous queen bee and so it goes, for 70 minutes (or 60 minutes, depending upon which print one sees).
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bad-guy, giant, good-guy, miniaturization, monster, rescue