Hungarian Folk Tales
Hungarian Folktales (Hungarian: Magyar népmesék) is a Hungarian animated series. Each episode is based on a Hungarian folk tale. The creators (including Marcell Jankovics) paid special attention to using Hungarian folk motives of a certain countryside region at each episode. Theme song and score are composed by Kaláka, one of the best known Hungarian folk bands.
| Hungarian Folktales | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Magyar Népmesék |
| Genre | Animation |
| Directed by | Marcell Jankovics Mária Horváth Zsuzsanna Kricskovics Lajos Nagy Pál Tóth |
| Narrated by | Gyula Szabó |
| Composer | Kaláka |
| Country of origin | Hungary |
| Original language | Hungarian |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 6-10 mins |
| Production company | Pannónia Filmstúdió[1] |
| Distributor | Magyar Televízió Művelődési Főszerkesztőség |
| Release | |
| Original network | Magyar Televízió[1] |
A few stories were dubbed into English and shown in America, as part of the series Long Ago and Far Away (1989). Later, in 2017, all episodes were dubbed and made public on YouTube with over 17 million views by 2020.
References
- "Magyar népmesék". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
External links
- Hungarian Folktales at IMDb
- Episodes on YouTube (in Hungarian)
- Episodes on YouTube (in English)
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