Johnny the Giant Killer (1950)
"Jeannot l'intrépide" (original title)

Johnny sets out to rid the land of an evil giant but the giant uses a machine to reduce Johnny to the size of a bee. He is welcomed into Bee-Land, and herocially defends the Queen Bee. ... See full summary »

Directors:

Jean Image, Charles Frank

Writers:

Paul Colline (dialogue), Eraine (idea),

Storyline

Johnny sets out to rid the land of an evil giant but the giant uses a machine to reduce Johnny to the size of a bee. He is welcomed into Bee-Land, and herocially defends the Queen Bee. Johnny then leads the bees and their friends in an attack against the giant, uses the machine to reduce the giant to a miniature and restores himself to human size.

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Plot Keywords:

giant | bee | wasp | honey | carnival | 

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Taglines:

A Miracle of Enchantment!

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

5 June 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Johnny Little and the Giant

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jean Image Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

public domain rarity

i discovered this cartoon in a bin of "bargain vhs tapes".having kids, we buy a lot of cartoons.

i would call this a lost classic.even though the copy i have has poor sound and choppy editing(it runs exactly 1 hour,and in several places you get the impression there's a scene missing).but no matter. as a whole its like a feature-length "SILLY SYMPHONY".hardly similar to "jack and the beanstalk" as the title would imply.lots of musical interludes with dancing worms,musical grasshoppers, and an educational limerick about beehives.

not as exciting as todays fast-paced animated features, but not without its own charms.