''Chipollino'' (russian: Чиполлино) is a 1972 Soviet

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directed by . The film is also known as ''Cipollino'' (International informal title and English / Italian title).

Plot

Residents of the village where the Chipollino boy-onion live, gathered in the market square for a solemn meeting with Prince Lemon, who had come to them. In a crush that arose from a large number of people gathered, Cipollino's father Cipollone, accidentally stepped on the prince's leg and was imprisoned, like a rebel and troublemaker.

Cast

Gianni Rodari Giovanni Francesco "Gianni" Rodari (; 23 October 1920 – 14 April 1980) was an Italian writer and journalist, most famous for his works of children's literature, notably '' Il romanzo di Cipollino''. For his lasting contribution as a children's ...

as Storyteller * Aleksandr Yelistratov as Chipollino *

Vladimir Basov Vladimir Pavlovich Basov (russian: link=no, Владимир Павлович Басов; 28 July 192317 September 1987) was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. People's Artist of the USSR (1983). Biography Vladimir Basov was ...

as Prince Lemon *

Rina Zelyonaya Ekaterina Vasilyevna Zelyonaya (russian: link=no, Екатерина Васильевна Зелёная); ( — 1 April 1991, Moscow), better known by her stage name Rina Zelyonaya, was a Soviet actress, singer and comedian. She was named Peopl ...

as Countess Cherry * Aleksandra Panova as Countess Cherry * Vitaly Kerdimun as Viscount Cherry *

Nadir Malishevsky The nadir (, ; ar, نظير, naẓīr, counterpart) is the direction pointing directly ''below'' a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface. The direct ...

as Lord Tomato before the earthquake *

Vladimir Belokurov Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Belokurov (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Вячесла́вович Белоку́ров; July 8, 1904 – January 28, 1973) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (196 ...

as Lord Tomato after the earthquake *

Georgiy Vitsin Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (russian: Георгий Михайлович Вицин; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a USSR, Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Biography Vitsin was born in Terijoki, former ...

as Lawyer Pea *

Roman Tkachuk Roman Denisovich Tkachuk (russian: Роман Денисович Ткачук; August 31, 1932 — January 10, 1994) was a Soviet theatre and film actor. Biography He was born on August 31, 1932 in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), USSR. He gradu ...

as Mastino * Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Chief of staff *

Georgi Georgiu Georgi may refer to: * Georgi (given name) * Georgi (surname) See also *Georgy (disambiguation) *Georgii (disambiguation) Georgii may refer to: ;Given name * Georgii Zantaraia (born 1987), Ukrainian judoka of Georgian origin * Georgii Karpechenko ...

as Patison * Rudolf Rudin as Mr. Carotino * Aleksei Smirnov as Cipollone *

Natalya Krachkovskaya Natalia Leonidovna Krachkovskaya (russian: Ната́лья Леони́довна Крачковская, née Belogortseva; 24 November 1938 – 3 March 2016) was a Soviet and Russian actress, Meritorious Artist (1998). Belogortseva was born in ...

as Cipolla * Viktor Bajkov as Mr. Squash * Yevgenia Melnikova as Mrs. Pumpkin *

Viktor Kolpakov The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as Master Raisin *

Anatoly Kubatsky Anatoly Lvovich Kubatsky (russian: Анато́лий Льво́вич Куба́цкий) (1 November 1908 – 29 December 2001) was a Soviet stage and film actor. Life Kubatsky was born in Moscow to parents of Polish ancestry. After studying und ...

as Aubergine * Pavel Vinnik as Pear * Maryana Smirnova as Strawberry * Yekaterina Mojseyenko as Strawberry * Yekaterina Semochkina as Radish *

Maria Vinogradova Maria Sergeyevna Vinogradova (russian: Мари́я Серге́евна Виногра́дова; 13 July 1922 – 2 July 1995) was a Russian actress. She appeared in more than one hundred films from 1940 to 1995. Filmography References ...

as town-dweller

External links

* 1972 films 1970s musical comedy films Soviet musical comedy films Russian musical comedy films 1970s Russian-language films Films based on Italian novels Mosfilm films Films based on children's books Films shot in Russia Films shot in Rome 1970s prison films 1972 comedy films {{musical-comedy-film-stub