John Henry

Kids & Family 2000 11 min

An animated musical based on the life of John Henry. The story of the legendary African American folk hero, who pitted his strength against that of a machine and won the contest. The story is told from the point of view of John's wife, Polly.

Kids & Family 2000 11 min

G

Starring Alfre Woodard, Geoffrey Jones, Tim Hodge

Director Mark Henn

John Henry

Alfre Woodard

Polly / Narrator
Geoffrey Jones

John Henry
Tim Hodge

MacTavish
David Murray

Thomas
Carrie Harrington

Polly (singing voice)

About

John Henry

KIDS & FAMILY

An animated musical based on the life of John Henry. The story of the legendary African American folk hero, who pitted his strength against that of a machine and won the contest. The story is told from the point of view of John's wife, Polly.

Information

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Released: 2000
Run Time: 11 min
Rated: G
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.