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- John Henry is an animation short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios directed by Mark Henn, released on October 30, 2000. The short is based on African American folk hero John Henry.
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John Henry: Directed by Mark Henn. With Alfre Woodard, Geoffrey Jones, Tim Hodge, Dave Murray. Disney's retelling of the legend of John Henry, the steel-driving man.
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- Animation, Short, Drama
- Mark Henn
- 2000-10-30
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John Henry is an animation short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios directed by Mark Henn, released on October 30, 2000. The short is based on African American folk hero John Henry. [1]
Short Films. John Henry. The story of the legendary steel-drivin’ folk hero, who pitted his strength against that of a machine and won the contest. The official site of Walt Disney Animation Studios.
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John Henry, a freed slave, happens across a railroad building project. An entire crew of freed slaves has been promised land if they can finish by deadline, but fail when they're exhausted and unable to continue. John, though, has the strength of ten men, and revitalizes all of them. But despair sets in again when the railroad sends a steam hammer ...
Alfre Woodard as Polly Henry / NarratorGeoffrey Jones as John HenryTim Hodge as MactavishDavid Murray as Thomas"John Henry""Stand Tall Just Like John"Directed by Mark Henn, the short tried to go for the visual style of 50s and 60s Disney shorts such as fellow tall tale adaptation Paul Bunyan as well as a Mary Blair-inspired patchwork quilt opening. It would receive a DVD release in 2002 on the Disney's American Legends DVD, though in a fullscreen presentation rather than the widescreen format it...
John Henry, a freed slave, happens across a railroad building project. An entire crew of freed slaves has been promised land if they can finish by deadline, but they're exhausted and unable to continue. John, though, has the strength of ten men, and revitalizes all of them.
Oct 30, 2000 · John Henry is a short based on the tall tale of the same name that was released in 2000 and is part of Disney's American Legends (2001). Alfre Woodard as Polly Henry / Narrator Carrie Harrington...
Oct 30, 2000 · John Henry is an animation short film from Walt Disney Animation Studios directed by Mark Henn, released on October 30, 2000.
