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{{Short description|1984 Belgian animated film}}
{{Infobox film
| name=John the Fearless
| image=
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| director=Jef Cassiers
| producer= Hilda Verboven
| screenplay= Jef Cassiers
| narrator=
| starring= [[Jan Decleir]]<br/>[[Jef Burm]]
| music= Alain Pierre
| cinematography =
| editing= Renaat Rombouts
| studio=Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT)
| distributor=
| release date= 1984 (in Belgium)
| runtime=78 minutes
| country= Belgium
| language=Dutch
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'''''John the Fearless''''' ({{lang-nl|Jan zonder vrees}}) is a 1984 animated [[Cinema of Belgium|Belgian film]]. It is notable for being the first feature-length animated film produced in [[Flanders]] in its entirety. It is based on a novel by Constant de Kinder and features voice work by Belgian character actor [[Jan Decleir]]. An English dubbed version of the film was produced by [[Canada|Canadian]] animation studio [[Cinar Films]] and was released on video in 1989 by [[Celebrity Home Entertainment|Just For Kids Video]].

== Plot ==
The story begins in [[Antwerp, Belgium]], in the year 1410 when John resigns his job as a sailor and goes back home to his grandmother. After seeing all of the burglars in town, he takes it upon himself to rid the town of all evildoers. After he has become the word around town, he lets everyone in the town know that he has no fear. His cousin, in jealousy of John's newfound fame decides to disprove this statement, by showing up at the local graveyard dressed as a ghost. John, annoyed with the ghost's presence, accidentally kills his cousin. Realizing his mistake, he reports it, only to be arrested and sentenced to prison. However, he easily escapes the prison guards and goes about his ways. He ends up soon after in the countryside, to find a servant being beaten by his master. After showing the boss the error of his ways, the boss recognizes his goodheartedness and sends him on a quest to destroy a shape shifting evil water demon called Kludde, with the servant as his sidekick. John, true to his claim of having "no fear" begins his quest with good spirits. After accomplishing numerous brave deeds, he is knighted by the historical [[John the Fearless]].

== Cast ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Character
!Original
!English
|-
!John
|Jan Decleir
|[[Michael Rudder]]
|-
!Dokus
|Jef Burm
|Rob Roy
|-
!Baron van Moerzeke
|Jan Pauwels
|rowspan="7"|Unknown
|-
!Baron van Grembergen
|Dries Wieme
|-
!Moeder van Alwina
|Ann Petersen
|-
!Hertogin
|Denise Zimmerman
|-
!Boer Stansen
|Joris Collet
|-
!Ridder Kortenak
|Ward de Ravet
|-
!Tijs
|Dirk de Batist
|}
===Additional Voices===
*Original: Dora van der Groen, Linda Conrad, Raymond Bossaerts, Aime Anthony, Liliane Raeymaekers, Lutgarde Pairon
*English: Linda O'Dwyer, [[Dean Hagopian]], Terrence Labrosse, Kelly Ricard, Mark Berman, [[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter Massey]], [[Bronwen Mantel]], [[Arthur Grosser]], [[Kathleen Fee]], Dave Patrick, [[A. J. Henderson]] (Mob Member Wearing Tan Hood), Steve Michaels, Ian Finlay, Jane Woods, Liz MacRae, Harry Hill, [[Richard M. Dumont]], Gayle Garfinkle

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0222054|John the Fearless}}
* [https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800076232/info John the Fearless @ Yahoo Movie]
* [https://archive.today/20130421230344/http://www.movierevie.ws/movies/1046426/The-Heroic-Adventures-of-John-the-Fearless.html John the Fearless @ Movie Review]

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[[Category:Belgian films]]
[[Category:Belgian animated films]]
[[Category:Belgian children's fantasy films]]
[[Category:Belgian historical films]]
[[Category:1984 films]]
[[Category:1984 animated films]]
[[Category:1980s children's fantasy films]]
[[Category:Films based on folklore]]
[[Category:Animated films based on novels]]
[[Category:Films set in the Middle Ages]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1410s]]
[[Category:Films set in Antwerp]]
[[Category:1980s fantasy films]]
[[Category:Films based on Belgian novels]]
[[Category:DHX Media films]]
[[Category:1980s Dutch-language films]]
[[Category:Dutch-language Belgian films]]


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