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List Of Children's Books Made Into Feature Films
This is a list of works of children's literature that have been made into feature films. The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area. Fiction A }) (1866), Jules Verne , ''The Conquest of the Pole'' (1912) , - , ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), Mark Twain , '' Huck and Tom'' (1918)''Huckleberry Finn'' (1920)''Huckleberry Finn'' (1931)'' Huck Finn'' (1937)''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1939)''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1955) (TV)''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1960)''Huckleberry Finn'' (1974)''Hopelessly Lost'' (1972)''Huckleberry Finn'' (1975) (TV)''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1981) (TV)''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1985)'' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1986)'' Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Captain Hatteras
''The Adventures of Captain Hatteras'' (french: Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: ''The English at the North Pole'' (french: Les Anglais au pôle nord) and ''The Desert of Ice'' (french: Le Désert de glace). The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included in the ''Voyages extraordinaires'' series ("The Extraordinary Voyages"). Although it was the first book of the series, it was labelled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863–65 (''Five Weeks in a Balloon'', '' Journey to the Centre of the Earth'', and ''From the Earth to the Moon'') were added into the series retroactively. Captain Hatteras shows many similarities with the English naval explorer Sir John Franklin. Plot summary The novel, set in 1861, described adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced that the sea around the pole is not frozen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Mark Twain (1986 Film)
''The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Comet Quest'') is a 1985 American stop motion claymation fantasy film directed by Will Vinton and starring James Whitmore. It received a limited theatrical release in May 1985. It was released on DVD in January 2006, and again as a collector's edition in 2012 on DVD and Blu-ray. The film features a series of vignettes extracted from several of Mark Twain's works, built around a plot that features Twain's attempts to keep his "appointment" with Halley's Comet. Twain and three children, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, travel on an airship between various adventures. Plot Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer sneak aboard an airship piloted by Mark Twain in an attempt to become famous aeronauts. After having a bout of one-upmanship, Becky Thatcher follows them to call their bluff. The balloon takes off and the stowaways are soon discovered but are surprised to learn Mark Twain already knows their names. Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Buratino (1975 Film)
''The Adventures of Buratino'' (russian: Приключения Буратино, Priklyucheniya Buratino, italic=yes) is a 1975 Live-action Soviet-Belarusian two-part Children's musical television film produced by Belarusfilm. Directed by Leonid Nechayev, the film was an adaptation of '' The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino'' by Alexey Tolstoy in turn an adaptation of the 1883 Italian novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi. Inna Vetkina wrote the screenplay for ''The Adventures of Buratino'', as well as several other films directed by Nechayev. The plot of the film follows Buratino (Italian for " puppet"), a boy made of wood, who meets the children of Karabas Barabas' theatre and sets out to free them. In order to do so, he needs to unravel the mystery of a golden key given by the turtle Tortila. Characters such as Harlequin and Pierrot, who act in the children's theatre are part of commedia dell'arte. Music for the film was composed by Alexey Rybni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Pinocchio (1972 Film)
''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (Italian: ''Un burattino di nome Pinocchio'', literally ''A puppet named Pinocchio'') is a 1972 Italian animated fantasy film produced by Cartoons Cinematografica Italiana. An adaptation of Carlo Collodi's 1883 book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'', it is written, produced, directed and edited by Giuliano Cenci. The English dub, narrated by Victor Jory, was released in the United States by G.G. Communications in 1978. Production Development The film was directed by Giuliano Cenci with assistance from his brother Renzo. During production, Carlo Collodi's grandchildren Mario and Antonio Lorenzini were consulted. The subtle movements made by fidgeting children whilst speaking or under scrutiny were incorporated into Pinocchio's movements, particularly when he lies to the Fairy with the Turquoise Hair over the fate of his gold coins. For the design of the Fairy, Italian portrayals of the Blessed Virgin Mary in art were used as starting points. Design Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinocchio (1968 Film)
''Pinocchio'' is a 90-minute musical adaptation of Carlo Collodi's classic 1883 book. It aired on NBC on December 8, 1968, as part of the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' series. Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, played Pinocchio and Burl Ives was cast as Mister Geppetto. Walter Marks wrote the songs, and the script was adapted by Ernest Kinoy. Cast * Burl Ives — Geppetto * Peter Noone — Pinocchio * Anita Gillette — Blue Fairy * Mort Marshall — Cat * Jack Fletcher — Fox * Ned Wertimer — Farmer Whale * Charlotte Rae — Rosa Whale * Pierre Epstein — Weasel Production ''Pinocchio'' was recorded on videotape at NBC's Brooklyn Studio. Noone was fitted with a fake nose that initially was problematic for the production staff. Richard Lewine, the show's producer, described the problem to ''TV Guide'': "Since we didn't want to cheat the audience out of seeing it grow, we hired Bil Baird to create one. Bil stood behind Pinocchio, out of camera range, holding the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinocchio In Outer Space
''Pinocchio in Outer Space'' is a 1965 Belgian-American animated science-fantasy film which sets Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio character on a rocketship adventure. Peter Lazer performs the voice of Pinocchio. It was produced by Ray Goossens at Belvision Studios, with American involvement from Norm Prescott (Filmation) and Fred Ladd. The film was released in the US by Universal Pictures. The French version was titled ''Pinocchio dans l'espace'' and the Dutch version was known as ''Pinocchio in de ruimte''. The Talking Cricket character was not present in this production. Instead, Pinocchio's sidekick was Nurtle, an alien Twertle (voiced by Arnold Stang), sent by his government to investigate an unusual increase of radiation on Mars. Together they do battle against Astro, a marauding intergalactic whale who was seeking revenge after being abducted by a mysterious race of Martians. Cast * Peter Lazer – Pinocchio * Arnold Stang – Nurtle the Twurtle * Ray Owens – Mister Geppetto * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Buratino (1959 Film)
''The Adventures of Buratino'' (russian: Приключе́ния Бурати́но; tr.:''Priklyucheniya Buratino'') is a 1959 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by the "patriarch of Russian animation", Ivan Ivanov-Vano, along with Dmitriy Babichenko and Mikhail Botov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy’s ''The Golden Key, or Adventures of Buratino. Plot The film tells about the adventures of a small wooden puppet whose youngest viewers are familiar with the book where Carlo Collodi tells the adventures of Pinocchio. In fact, Burattino is a puppet in the first version of the novel. English dubs In 1984, an English dub of the film was recorded at Jim Terry Productions (the same people behind the first English dub of the Pinocchio anime). This dub was released on subsequent VHS tapes throughout the 80s and early 90s. A second attempt at an English dub commenced in 1990, and a third in 1995 by Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinocchio (1957 TV-musical)
''Pinocchio'', a 1957 television production of ''Pinocchio'', is a live musical version directed by Paul Bogart and starring Mickey Rooney in the title role of the puppet who wishes to become a real boy. Based on the 1883 novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi, which also inspired the Walt Disney animated film, this version featured a now-forgotten new score by Alec Wilder and William Engvick. It was telecast once on NBC as a television special, and, as far as is known, never rebroadcast by NBC, or even restaged with a different cast as was Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Cinderella''. Nor has it ever been issued on VHS or DVD. Other notable actors who appeared in the special included Walter Slezak (as Geppetto), Fran Allison (as the Blue Fairy), Martyn Green (as the Fox), Jerry Colonna (as a Ringmaster), and Stubby Kaye as a Town Crier, a role he repeated in Wilder and Engvick's 1958 television musical, ''Hansel and Gretel''. ''Pinocchio'' was directed by noted Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinocchio (1940 Film)
''Pinocchio'' is a 1940 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the 1883 Italian children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi. It was the second animated feature film produced by Disney, made after the first animated success ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937). The plot involves an old Italian woodcarver named Geppetto who carves a wooden puppet named Pinocchio and wishes that he might be a real boy. The puppet is brought to life by a blue fairy, who informs him that he can become a real boy if he proves himself to be "brave, truthful, and unselfish". The key character of Jiminy Cricket, who takes the role of Pinocchio's conscience, attempts to guide Pinocchio in matters of right and wrong. Pinocchio's efforts to become a real boy involve encounters with a host of unsavory characters, representing the temptations and consequences of wrongdoing. The film was adapted by several storyboard artists from Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Pinocchio (1936 Film)
''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( it, Le avventure di Pinocchio) was an Italian animated film directed by Raoul Verdini and Umberto Spano. Created and produced by Cartoni Animati Italiani Roma (CAIR) and distributed by De Vecchi, this cartoon was based on the famous 1883 children's book '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi. It was intended to be the first animated feature film from Italy, but was never completed, as '' The Dynamite Brothers'' eventually became one in 1949. It also would have been the first cel animated feature film ever, beating ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', and the first animated film adaptation based on Collodi's novel. It is now considered lost; only the original script and some surviving still frames are all that survived of the film. Production In January 1935, the politician Alfredo Rocco decided to commission the first Italian animated film at the newly formed CAIR. The studio chose to faithfully adapt the Collodi novel ''The Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Collodi
Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio''. Early life Collodi was born in Florence on 24 November 1826. His mother, Angiolina Orzali Lorenzini, was a seamstress from Collodi, the town from which he later took the pen name, and his father, Domenico Lorenzini, was a cook. Both parents worked for the ' Ginori Lisci. Carlo was the eldest child in the family and he had ten siblings but seven died at a young age. He spent most of his childhood in the town of Collodi where his mother was born. He lived there with his maternal grandmother. After attending primary school, he was sent to study at a theological seminary in Colle Val d’Elsa. An account at the seminary shows that the ' had offered financial aid, but the boy found that he did not want to be a priest so he continued his education at the Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Pinocchio
''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. It was originally published in a serial form as ''The Story of a Puppet'' ( it, La storia di un burattino) in the ''Giornale per i bambini'', one of the earliest Italian weekly magazines for children, starting from 7 July 1881. The story stopped after nearly 4 months and 8 episodes at Chapter 15, but by popular demand from readers, the episodes were resumed on 16 February 1882. In February 1883, the story was published in a single book. Since then, the spread of ''Pinocchio'' on the main markets for children's books of the time has been continuous and uninterrupted, and it was met with enthusiastic reviews worldwide. A universal icon and a metaphor of the human condition, the book is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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