Hungarian Folk Tales

Hungarian TV series or program

Hungarian Folk Tales

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]
Original release
Network| Magyar Televízió[1]

Hungarian Folk Tales[2] (Hungarian: Magyar népmesék, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈneːpmɛʃeːk]) is a Hungarian animated series and one of the first and biggest successes of Pannonia Film Studio, based on studio head Ferenc Mikulás' original idea and directed by Marcell Jankovics. It originally played on television between 1980 and 2012. Episodes are based on Hungarian folk tales, and each one features the specific folk motives of a region of Hungary.[3] The theme song and the score are composed by Kaláka, one of the best known Hungarian folk bands.

A few episodes were dubbed into English and shown in the United States as part of Season 1 of the TV series Long Ago and Far Away in 1989. In 2017, all episodes were dubbed and published on YouTube, receiving over 19 million views by March 2021.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Magyar népmesék". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
2. ^ Az egyes epizódok főcíme, és stáblistája alapján [Based on the main title and cast list of each episode]
3. ^ Ferenccel, Mikulás (2011-12-29). "Magyar népmesék". Kisalföld Napilap [Daily]. p. 11.
4. ^ "Hungarian Folk Tales - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

## External links

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* Hungarian Folktales at IMDb
* Episodes on YouTube (in Hungarian)
* Episodes on YouTube (in English)

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