Janos the Valiant explained

Janos the Valiant
Director:	Béla Gaál
Producer:	László Szirtes
Based On:	János vitéz by Sándor Petőfi
Starring:	Margit Dajka Imre Palló Ferenc Kiss
Music:	Pongrác Kacsóh
Editing:	Viktor Bánky
Studio:	Kino Filmipari
Runtime:	66 minutes
Country:	Hungary
Language:	Hungarian

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.^[1] It is inspired by the epic poem János vitéz by Sándor Petőfi. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán.

Cast

• Margit Dajka as Iluska
• Imre Palló as Kukorica Jancsi ("Johnny Corn")
• Ferenc Kiss as Bagó
• Piri Peéry as stepmother of Iluska
• Gyula Csortos as Burkus király
• Erzsi Simor as Burkus királylány
• Tibor Vitéz as Strázsamester
• Gyula Gózon as Csõsz
• Tivadar Bilicsi as astrologer
• Izabella Nagy as wife of bartender
• Menyhért Gulyás as Parasztbácsi
• Lajos Kelemen as Turkish pasha
• Ferenc Pataki as astrologer

Bibliography

• Guesnet, François, Lupovitch, Howard & Polonsky, Antony(ed.) Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 31: Poland and Hungary: Jewish Realities Compared. Liverpool University Press, 2018.
• Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
• Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.

Notes and References

1. Guesnet Lupovitch & Polonsky p.308