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produced by Cartoons Cinematografica Italiana. An

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of Carlo Collodi's 1883 book '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'', it is written, produced, directed and edited by

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. 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

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in art were used as starting points.

Design

For the design of Pinocchio, the animators took inspiration to illustrations made by Attilio Mussino. The backgrounds were painted by Sicillian artist Alberto D'Angelo and Abramo Scortecci who both used tone styles evocative of early 20th-century Italian art with little focus on surrealism as in the Disney adaptation.

Plot

Cast

Original Italian version

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in order to get the film's message across, and to give it a truly Italian feel. * Renato Rascel as the Narrator * Roberta Paladini as Pinocchio * Roberto Bertea as Geppetto *

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as The Cat (Il Gatto) * Vittoria Febbi as the

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(La Fata Turchina) * Michele Gammino as Mangiafuoco * Lauro Gazzolo as the Talking Cricket (Il Grillo Parlante) * Flaminia Jandolo as Lucignolo * Sergio Tedesco as The Fox (La Volpe) * Gianni Bonagura as the Coachman (L'Omino) * Arturo Dominici as

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(Il Pescatore Verde) * Gianfranco Bellini as the pigeon (Il Colombo)

English-dubbed version

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as Geppetto * Paul Frees as The Green Fisherman * Bob Holt as Mangiafuoco *

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as The Cat * Martha Scott as the Blue Fairy *

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as The Fox (mistakenly called "The Wolf")

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinocchio (1972 film) 1972 films 1972 animated films 1970s fantasy films Italian animated films 1970s Italian-language films Animated films based on children's books 1970s children's fantasy films Pinocchio films Animated films based on novels Italian animated fantasy films 1970s Italian films