Heroic Times

Heroic Times
Directed byJózsef Gémes
Screenplay byJózsef Gémes
Based onToldi trilogy
by János Arany
StarringGyula Szabó
CinematographyGyörgy Varga
Music byTibor Erkel
János Decsényi
Production
company
Release date
  • 30 August 1984 (1984-08-30)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Heroic Times (Hungarian: Daliás idők) is a 1984 Hungarian animated historical epic film directed by József Gémes.

Summary

It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th-century epic poem in three parts by János Arany about a 14th century young man's attempts to become a knight.[1][2][3]

Production

The film was produced through Pannonia Film Studio and is notable for its visual style, which resembles oil painting.

Accolades

It won the feature film award at the 1985 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[4]

Home media

Deaf Crocodile released the newly-restored film on Blu-ray August 29, 2023.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daliás idők". PORT.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  2. ^ Kanopy
  3. ^ MUBI
  4. ^ Jefferson, David (1985). "Annecy Animation Festival 1985". Animator Magazine (14): 16. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  5. ^ Blu-ray.com